Portrait of Girolamo Barbarigo and the personification of Authority

Pedestal in the form of a cartouche. On it, a medallion with on the obverse the portrait of Girolamo Barbadigo, spokesman or orator during the time of Pope Pius II. On the reverse, a Venetian delegation kneels before Pope Pius II. The foremost man holds a hat in his hands. On the pedestal with medallion, the female personifications of Authority or Prestige. She sits on a royal throne. The key and scepter refer respectively to spiritual and secular power. To the left lie books and to the right a military equipment. These refer to a saying of Cicero: Cedant arma togae, that is: Let the weapons yield to the toga. The print is part of an album.