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Portrait of Pietro Barbarigo and the personifications of Military Architecture, Fidelity, and Constancy
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Portrait of Pietro Barbarigo and the personifications of Military Architecture, Fidelity, and Constancy

Robert van Audenaerd · 1673 - 1743 · engraving; paper

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

About this work

Pedestal in the form of a cartouche. On it a medallion with on the front the portrait of Pietro Barbarigo. On the back Honos (Honor): a standing figure with spear and cornucopia. Around the pedestal three female personifications. To the left the personification of Military Architecture. She wears a necklace with a diamond around her neck. In her right hand she holds a compass with a scene on which a hexagonal fortress is drawn. On top of it sits a swallow. The woman has her feet on a spade and a pickaxe. Next to her the personification of Fidelity or Loyalty (Fedelta) with signet ring and dog. To the right stands Constancy, embracing a pillar. She holds her sword in a fire basin. The print is part of an album.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Credit linePortret van Pietro Barbarigo en de personificaties van Krijgsbouwkunst, Getrouwigheid en Standvastigheid. 1673 - 1743. Robert van Audenaerd. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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