Allegorical portrait of the professor Sebald Fulco Johan Rau, Ludwig Gottlieb Portman, after F. Kuyper, 1807 - 1828 print Portrait of Sebald Fulco Johan Rau. Under his portrait a letter, the Bible and a lamp. On the left in the light a butterfly that flies to the snake, a reference to the immortality of the soul of the portrayed person. On the right in the dark a torch and a palm branch, symbol of truth. The portrait has been awarded a wreath of stars, as a symbol for eternal glory. Amsterdam paper etching Honour, Glory; 'Ampiezza della Gloria', 'Gloria', 'Gloria de prencipi', 'Gloria & Honore
Allegorical portrait of the professor Sebald Fulco Johan Rau, Ludwig Gottlieb Portman, after F. Kuyper, 1807 - 1828 print Portrait of Sebald Fulco Johan Rau. Under his portrait a letter, the Bible and a lamp. On the left in the light a butterfly that flies to the snake, a reference to the immortality of the soul of the portrayed person. On the right in the dark a torch and a palm branch, symbol of truth. The portrait has been awarded a wreath of stars, as a symbol for eternal glory. Amsterdam paper etching Honour, Glory; 'Ampiezza della Gloria', 'Gloria', 'Gloria de prencipi', 'Gloria & Honore', 'Honore', 'Sublimatà della Gloria' (Ripa) (+ symbolical representation of concept). the Bible as a book. serpent Ouroboros. insects: butterfly (+ animals used symbolically). oil-lamp. darkness. light. Truth; 'Verità ' (Ripa) (+ symbolical representation of concept). torch
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