Title print with allegorical edge list and calligraphy title, 1605 print Title print with an allegorical edge list and a calligraphy title. Mecury is on the left side of the title. On the right side the goddess of writing art with a goose pen and a roll of paper in her hands. In the middle of a round shield with the motto as a border shield: Vive La Plume. Inside a crown with two crossed goose pins. In addition to this shield two writing older bearded men: Pisistratus on the left, king of Athens, and on the right the Greek philosopher Anaxagorus. In addition, two putti writing attributes and a
Title print with allegorical edge list and calligraphy title, 1605 print Title print with an allegorical edge list and a calligraphy title. Mecury is on the left side of the title. On the right side the goddess of writing art with a goose pen and a roll of paper in her hands. In the middle of a round shield with the motto as a border shield: Vive La Plume. Inside a crown with two crossed goose pins. In addition to this shield two writing older bearded men: Pisistratus on the left, king of Athens, and on the right the Greek philosopher Anaxagorus. In addition, two putti writing attributes and a lamp offer. In the shield in the middle of an oak wreath and a pen above an ear pointing hand. Two putti pens from the wing of a goose pull to the left. On the right a putto with ruler, passer and triangle. The right side and bottom of the print are damaged. As a result, the image of a putto is missing at the bottom right that cuts a geese spring to a pen on a stone block with a pennen knife, and the signatures of the print maker and the Inventor. The print is part of an album. print maker: Haarlemafter design by: Haarlempublisher: Rotterdam paper engraving calligraphy. title-page. 'litterae', symbolic representations, allegories and emblems ~ literature; 'Lettere' (Ripa). specific aspects, allegorical aspects of Mercury; Mercury as patron. water-birds: goose. quill. writing tools. cupids: 'amores', 'amoretti', 'putti'
Size: 6896px × 4394px
Photo credit: © piemags/rmn / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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