Portrait of Marco Barbarigo and the personifications of Deliberation and Prudence
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
Pedestal in the form of a cartouche. On it a medallion with on the front the portrait of Marco Barbarigo. On the back the female personification of Venice, with doge's hat and scepter. She is held by the hand by a woman with a caduceus, possibly the personified Peace. Accompanied by the text: Felix Administratio. On the left of the pedestal the personification of Deliberation or Council. It concerns a bearded man with a chain around his neck to which a heart hangs. In his right hand he holds a closed book and on that book sits an owl. Under his foot swims a dolphin. On the right of the pedestal the female personification of Prudence. She wears a helmet wreathed with mulberry leaves. She looks in a mirror and holds an arrow and a book. A snake winds around her arm and a deer lies at her feet. The print is part of an album.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description