Silence and Talkability, The personification of silence is pondering alongside a smoking oil lamp. The two figures on the left personify the talkability. The seated figure of this pair points to the pensive Silence and seems to be talking about her, Taciturnity, 'Secretezza', 'Secretezza overo Taciturnit' (Ripa) (personification), being silent, Prolixity, Verbosity, Loquacity, 'Loquacità' (Ripa) (personification), Gerard de Lairesse (mentioned on object), 1670, paper, etching, h 266 mm × w 182 mm

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Silence and Talkability, The personification of silence is pondering alongside a smoking oil lamp. The two figures on the left personify the talkability. The seated figure of this pair points to the pensive Silence and seems to be talking about her, Taciturnity, 'Secretezza', 'Secretezza overo Taciturnit' (Ripa) (personification), being silent, Prolixity, Verbosity, Loquacity, 'Loquacità' (Ripa) (personification), Gerard de Lairesse (mentioned on object), 1670, paper, etching, h 266 mm × w 182 mm

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