Caption

Honor and Liberty, Attributi dell'Anima, Attributes of the Soul, print, Two representations of personifications. Left: Honor (Honor) as a woman with the horn of plenty (cornucopia). Right: Liberty (Libertas) as a woman with a hat and a scepter. Both representations with two lines of Italian verse in the lower margin., printmaker: Raffaello Schiaminossi, Italy, after design by Raffaello Schiaminossi, c. 1605, Raffaello Schiaminossi, printmaker, paper, etching, intaglio printmaking technique, etching with plate tone, height 151 mm x width 235 mm, This print is part of the series 'Attributi dell'Anima', consisting of twelve personifications printed from six plates., Honour, Glory, 'Ampiezza della Gloria', 'Gloria', 'Gloria de prencipi', 'Gloria & Honore', 'Honore', 'Sublimatà della Gloria' (Ripa), 'Cornucopia', Horn of Plenty, Freedom, Liberty, 'Libertà' (Ripa), The image shows two vertical panels side by side, each depicting a standing female figure in flowing drapery against a lightly lined sky and landscape. The left figure holds a tall staff in one hand and a wreath-like object in the other, with drapery billowing around her and a small mound or rocky ground beneath her feet. The right figure holds a thin rod in one hand and a broad-brimmed hat suspended by cords in the other, also shown with cascading fabric and standing on a rounded ground with sparse vegetation. Both panels have a narrow border and faint horizontal line shading in the background, and each figure is rendered with detailed line work emphasizing folds, curls in the hair, and textured shading.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A93_217

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36.7Mb (11.1Mb) / 14.4in x 9.9in / 4317 x 2972 (300dpi)

Keywords

Honor Liberty Attributi dell'Anima Attributes Soul print Two representations personifications Left woman horn plenty cornucopia Right Libertas hat scepter representations two lines Italian verse lower margin printmaker Raffaello Schiaminossi Italy design c 1605 paper etching intaglio printmaking technique plate tone height 151 mm x width 235 mm part series consisting twelve personifications printed six plates Honour Glory Ampiezza della Gloria Gloria Gloria de prencipi Gloria & Honore Honore Sublimatà della Gloria Ripa Cornucopia Horn Plenty Freedom Libertà image two vertical panels side side depicting standing female figure flowing drapery lightly lined sky landscape left figure holds tall staff hand wreath- object drapery billowing small mound rocky ground beneath feet right figure holds thin rod broad-brimmed hat suspended cords also shown cascading fabric standing rounded ground sparse vegetation panels narrow border faint horizontal line shading background figure rendered detailed line work emphasizing folds curls hair textured shading