Portrait of Muggia Arrigo and Fame Personification; Numismata virorum illustrium ex Barbadica Gente. Pedestal in the shape of a cartouche. On top a medallion with the portrait of the portrait of Arrigo of Muggia, the family father of the Barbarigo family. According to legend, Arrigo defended the city of Muggio against the Saracens. He cut his opponents off the beards and earned his nickname Barba-Arrigo. Arrigo is depicted in harness, with laurel wreath. To his neck a chain from Saracen beards. Arrigo slows down the beards on the back. Above the text: A Victoria Nomen. Above the pedestal, Fame
Portrait of Muggia Arrigo and Fame Personification; Numismata virorum illustrium ex Barbadica Gente. Pedestal in the shape of a cartouche. On top a medallion with the portrait of the portrait of Arrigo of Muggia, the family father of the Barbarigo family. According to legend, Arrigo defended the city of Muggio against the Saracens. He cut his opponents off the beards and earned his nickname Barba-Arrigo. Arrigo is depicted in harness, with laurel wreath. To his neck a chain from Saracen beards. Arrigo slows down the beards on the back. Above the text: A Victoria Nomen. Above the pedestal, Fame signs the coat of arms of the Barbarigo family. An eagle holds the ink pot. With a palm branch in his other claw, the eagle is the symbol of power and victory here. The pedestal is flanked by two coats of arms. Links that of the city of Muggia. The print is part of an album.
Size: 2500px × 2088px
Photo credit: © BTEU/RKMLGE / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: voorkeursbeeld
