Allegory of marriage, For a burning sacrificial column, a man and a woman shake hands in the presence of an angel who will connect them in real life. To the left of this pair is the personification of Moderation with a horse's steam in her hands, behind her is an old couple with a cane. Jupiter is in the air next to Apollo, who is in the company of a number of muses, Amor and Venus. Print at the top right: First Book, 'Castitimrimoniale', 'Fede maritale', 'Matrimonio' (Ripa), Temperance, 'Temperantia', 'Temperanza' (Ripa), one of the Four Cardinal Virtues, Jacob Folkema (mentioned on object

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Allegory of marriage, For a burning sacrificial column, a man and a woman shake hands in the presence of an angel who will connect them in real life. To the left of this pair is the personification of Moderation with a horse's steam in her hands, behind her is an old couple with a cane. Jupiter is in the air next to Apollo, who is in the company of a number of muses, Amor and Venus. Print at the top right: First Book, 'Castitimrimoniale', 'Fede maritale', 'Matrimonio' (Ripa), Temperance, 'Temperantia', 'Temperanza' (Ripa), one of the Four Cardinal Virtues, Jacob Folkema (mentioned on object), 1721, paper, etching, h 156 mm × w 104 mm

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