Allegory historiography Various designs (series title) Miscellaneous Opera Historica, Poetica & Iconologica (series title) in the foreground Historia, writing in a book. At her feet is a pile of books, a grassroots work of Herodotus. Around her five allegorical figures: Mars, Faith, Father Time, Justice and Ceres. Manufacturer : printmaker Samuel Bottschild (listed building) in its design: Samuel Bottschild (listed building) Publisher: Johann Christoph WeigelPlaats manufacture: printmaker: Germany Publisher: Dresden Date: 1693 Material: paper Technique: etching dimensions: plate edge: h 180 mm
Allegory historiography Various designs (series title) Miscellaneous Opera Historica, Poetica & Iconologica (series title) in the foreground Historia, writing in a book. At her feet is a pile of books, a grassroots work of Herodotus. Around her five allegorical figures: Mars, Faith, Father Time, Justice and Ceres. Manufacturer : printmaker Samuel Bottschild (listed building) in its design: Samuel Bottschild (listed building) Publisher: Johann Christoph WeigelPlaats manufacture: printmaker: Germany Publisher: Dresden Date: 1693 Material: paper Technique: etching dimensions: plate edge: h 180 mm × W 126 mmToelichtingPrent derived from the series "Opera Varia Historica, Poetica & Iconologica ', published in 1693. the series comprises almost the entire oeuvre of the artist and includes from 48 prints, primarily designs plafonds. Subject: Historia; Historia (RIPA) specific aspects, allegorical aspects or Mars; Mars as patron father Time, man with wings and scythe faith, "Fides'; 'Fede', 'Fede catholica' 'Fede christiana', 'Fede Christiana catholica' (Ripa) ~ one of the Three Theological Virtue Justitia (justice) as Roman personificationspecific aspects, allegorical aspects of Ceres; Ceres as patroness
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