Caption

Sanguineous Man and Happiness, Attributes of the Soul, Attributi dell'Anima, print, Two representations of personifications. Left: the Sanguineous Man (Vir Sanguineus) as a young man with a lute. At his feet a ram, eating a plant. Right: Happiness (Laetitia) as a woman with a jug and drinking bowl. 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 228 mm, This print is part of the series 'Attributi dell'Anima', consisting of twelve personifications printed from six plates., lute, and special forms of lute, eg: theorbo - CC - out of doors, ram, Pleasure, Enjoyment, Joy, 'Allegrezza', 'Allegrezza da le medaglie', 'Allegrezza, letitia e giubilo', 'Diletto', 'Piacere', 'Piacere honesto' (Ripa), 'Sanguigno (per l'aria)' (Ripa), The image shows two adjacent engraved panels separated by a vertical border, each depicting a robed figure standing on a rocky ground. The left panel features a figure wearing flowing garments and a short cloak, holding a stringed instrument across the torso and raising one hand toward the head, with a small grazing animal at the figure’s feet and vegetation at the edge of the frame. The right panel shows a robed figure with a draped cloth over the head and shoulders, holding a shallow cup in one hand and a small ornate vessel in the other, with a tree branch nearby and a distant landscape visible behind. Both panels include finely hatched shading, detailed folds in the clothing, and rectangular borders framing the scenes.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26B37_129

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Rights managed

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36.1Mb (10.5Mb) / 14.2in x 9.8in / 4274 x 2952 (300dpi)

Keywords

Sanguineous Man Happiness Attributes Soul Attributi dell'Anima print Two representations personifications Left Vir Sanguineus young man lute feet ram eating plant Right Laetitia woman jug drinking bowl 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 228 mm part series consisting twelve personifications printed six plates special forms eg theorbo - CC - doors Pleasure Enjoyment Joy Allegrezza Allegrezza da le medaglie letitia e giubilo Diletto Piacere Piacere honesto Ripa Sanguigno l'aria image two adjacent engraved panels separated vertical border depicting robed figure standing rocky ground left panel features wearing flowing garments short cloak holding stringed instrument across torso raising hand head small grazing animal figure’s feet vegetation edge frame right panel robed figure draped cloth shoulders shallow cup small ornate vessel tree branch nearby distant landscape visible panels include finely hatched shading detailed folds clothing rectangular borders framing scenes