Allegorical title page with Clio, Bernard Picart, 1731 print A young nobleman sits next to Clio, the muse of history. With her left hand, she points to a book about the history of Europe. With the other hand she points to the scene in the background. Fortuna, love and death fly above an exuberant crowd. In the margin a six -line caption in French. Amsterdam paper etching / engraving Clio (One of the Muses); 'Clio' (Ripa). Luck, Fortune, Lot; 'Fato', 'Fortuna', 'Aurea fortune', 'Good luck', 'peaceful luck overo Clemente', 'fate' (Ripa). Death As Skeleton (+ Death with Scythe). Love Personified

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