Blazoen of the Haarlem Rhetoricians room The Wijngaertrancken Blazon of the Haarlem chamber of Rhetoric the Wijngaertrancken. Construction on two levels. On the top floor the central personification of Oratory, seated on a throne. On either side of the personification its Faith (left) and Hope (right). Besides them the coats of arms of Haarlem and Holland. Above her a canope the personification of Love. On the lower floor, the personification of wisdom and temperance. Central to the Christ child. Down on a stretched lambskin a rebus (The sweetness of the grapes we gather and play music) . Manu
Blazoen of the Haarlem Rhetoricians room The Wijngaertrancken Blazon of the Haarlem chamber of Rhetoric the Wijngaertrancken. Construction on two levels. On the top floor the central personification of Oratory, seated on a throne. On either side of the personification its Faith (left) and Hope (right). Besides them the coats of arms of Haarlem and Holland. Above her a canope the personification of Love. On the lower floor, the personification of wisdom and temperance. Central to the Christ child. Down on a stretched lambskin a rebus (The sweetness of the grapes we gather and play music) . Manufacturer : printmaker: Dirck Volckertsz. Coornhert (attributed to) to drawing: Maarten van Heemskerck (attributed to) client: Rhetoric room Vineyard Vines (attributed to) Place manufacture: Haarlem Dating: 1550 Physical features: etching material: paper Technique: etching Dimensions: sheet: H 290 mm × W 184 mm Subject: 'Rhetorica', 'Eloquentia' (~ trivium); "Rettorica '(Ripa) chamber of rhetoric (Dutch:' chamber of rhetoric) Faith," Faith "; 'Fede', 'Fede catholica' 'Fede christiana', 'Fede Christiana catholica' (Ripa) ~ one of the Three Theological Virtue Hope, 'Spes'; "Speranza divina e certa '(Ripa) ~ one of the Three Theological Virtue Charity, Caritas; 'Carita' (Ripa) ~ one of the Three Theological Virtue Wisdom; 'Sapienza' 'Sapienza humana' 'Sapienza vera' (Ripa) 'Sapientia', mother of the Seven VirtuesTemperance, 'Temperance'; "Temperanza '(Ripa) ~ one of the Four Cardinal Virtue Rebus When: 1550 - 1599
Size: 1267px × 1972px
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