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Allegorical figures and putti with the coat of arms of Leopoldina, print. A seated woman holds a measuring instrument in her hand; she holds her other hand raised towards the woman beside her with a star on her head, a scale in her hand, and a snake coiling around her arm. The seated woman leans on a column with the text Rerum Magistra. Standing beside the two women are a laureated man with a caduceus and a rooster (presumably Asclepius) and a boy with a pointed hat. In the foreground sits a writing woman seen from behind, next to a tripod with roosters and a snake in a halo. On the right, putti carry pots of flowers. In the upper right, three putti are flying with the coat of arms of the Deutsche Akademie der Wisschenschaften Leopoldina in Germany., 1700 - 1800, printmaker, paper, etching, height 182 mm x width 142 mm, Print from a scrapbook with title pages, ornaments, etc. on blue paper, disassembled in 1983. According to a note on the verso, the print was located on p. 213 of this album., cupids: 'amores', 'amoretti', 'putti', sitting figure - AA - female human figure, writing and letters, Aesculapian sign, tripod, A densely detailed black and white engraving shows a classical interior scene with draped curtains and fluted columns, featuring robed figures in various poses. A seated figure wearing layered garments and a hood gestures toward a standing figure who holds a staff entwined with a serpent and wears a wreath on the head, while another figure kneels with a writing tablet. Cherubic figures hover above, carrying a large ornate medallion surrounded by a laurel wreath. In the foreground, a decorative tripod stand with serpentine elements and ram heads supports entwined rods, and small putti and a reclining child appear among potted plants and ornate urns. In the distant background a group of standing figures gathers near an open architectural doorway that reveals a landscape with trees. The composition is filled with fine crosshatching, intricate patterns on

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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Allegorical figures putti coat arms Leopoldina print seated woman holds measuring instrument hand holds raised towards woman beside star head scale snake coiling arm seated woman leans column text Rerum Magistra Standing beside two women laureated man caduceus rooster presumably Asclepius boy pointed hat foreground sits writing woman next tripod roosters snake halo right carry pots flowers upper right three putti flying Deutsche Akademie der Wisschenschaften Leopoldina Germany 1700 - 1800 printmaker paper etching height 182 mm x width 142 mm Print scrapbook title pages ornaments etc blue paper disassembled 1983 According note verso was located p 213 album cupids amores amoretti sitting figure - AA - female human figure writing letters Aesculapian sign densely detailed black white engraving classical interior scene draped curtains fluted columns featuring robed figures various poses seated figure wearing layered garments hood gestures standing figure staff entwined serpent wears wreath another figure kneels writing tablet Cherubic figures hover carrying large ornate medallion surrounded laurel wreath foreground decorative tripod stand serpentine elements ram heads supports entwined rods small putti reclining child potted plants ornate urns distant background group standing gathers near open architectural doorway reveals landscape trees composition filled fine crosshatching intricate patterns on