Portrait of a member of the Barbarigo family and the personnifications of modesty, rationality and comprehensibility; Numismata virorum illustrium ex Barbadica Gente. Pedestal in the shape of a cartouche. On top of this a medallion with the portrait of a member of the Barbarigo family, presumably Francesco Maria. On the back the Sacra Rota in session. Three female personifications around the pedestal. On the left the personification of modesty (discretione). She has put her left hand up and has a flexible lead ruler in her right hand. A camel has put his head on her knee. The woman in the midd


Portrait of a member of the Barbarigo family and the personnifications of modesty, rationality and comprehensibility; Numismata virorum illustrium ex Barbadica Gente. Pedestal in the shape of a cartouche. On top of this a medallion with the portrait of a member of the Barbarigo family, presumably Francesco Maria. On the back the Sacra Rota in session. Three female personifications around the pedestal. On the left the personification of modesty (discretione). She has put her left hand up and has a flexible lead ruler in her right hand. A camel has put his head on her knee. The woman in the middle is the personification of rationality. She is thoughtful and has her index finger in the book on her knee. An empty banderole in her left hand. On the right the personification of comprehensibility (apprehensiva), with mirror and chameleon. The print is part of an album.


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Photo credit: © BTEU/RKMLGE / Alamy / Afripics
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