Title print with allegorical edge frame and calligraphy title, Jacob Matham, after Karel van Mander (I), 1608 print Title print with an allegorical edge list and a calligraphy title. Mercury 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
Title print with allegorical edge frame and calligraphy title, Jacob Matham, after Karel van Mander (I), 1608 print Title print with an allegorical edge list and a calligraphy title. Mercury 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 and a putto that cuts a goose spring to pen on a stone block with pen knife. The print is part of an album. publisher: Rotterdampublisher: Amsterdam paper engraving calligraphy. printed matter. '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: 5798px × 4142px
Photo credit: © piemags/rmn / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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