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Personification of Painting and Mercury as personification of Sculpture in architectural ornaments and cartouches, Title page for: Wendel Dietterlin, Architectura de Polstium seu Portalium ornatu uario Liber II, 1594, Architectura, ornamental print, page, title page, Text in Latin in the cartouches, the tablet and the objects in the print. This is the second part (liber II) of two. Print is part of a book., Strasbourg (France), publisher: Bernhard Jobin, grantor of privilege: Maximilian II (Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire), writer (clerical worker), paper, etching, color on edge, etching with purple on edge, height 280 mm x width 196 mm, Print used in: Dietterlin, Wendel (I). Wendel Dietterlin, 1594., other architectural details, personification of (art) academy, 'Academia' (Ripa) (sculpture), A detailed engraved scene showing ornate architectural framing with pilasters and decorative scrollwork surrounding a central oval cartouche held by a muscular male figure wearing a horned helmet and holding a small object, accompanied by a partially draped reclining male figure facing away and a smaller figure near the bottom; the composition includes carved ornamental motifs, a ribboned emblem, a compass-like drafting instrument, a mace or scepter, and a pedestal with decorative panels and molding, all rendered in fine linework on aged paper.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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Personification Painting Mercury personification Sculpture architectural ornaments cartouches Title page Wendel Dietterlin Architectura de Polstium seu Portalium ornatu uario Liber II 1594 Architectura ornamental print page title page Text Latin tablet objects print second part liber II two Print part book Strasbourg France publisher Bernhard Jobin grantor privilege Maximilian II Emperor Holy Roman Empire writer clerical worker paper etching color edge purple height 280 mm x width 196 mm Dietterlin Wendel I architectural details art academy Academia Ripa sculpture detailed engraved scene showing ornate architectural framing pilasters decorative scrollwork surrounding central oval cartouche held muscular male figure wearing horned helmet holding small object accompanied partially draped reclining male figure facing away smaller figure near bottom composition includes carved ornamental motifs ribboned emblem compass- drafting instrument mace scepter pedestal decorative panels molding rendered fine linework aged paper