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Impetuosity and Reason, Attributes of the Soul, print, Two representations of personifications. Left: Impetuosity (Impetus Animi) as a man with a feathered hat and a bellows. Right: Reason (Ratio) as a woman with a sword and a lion. Both representations with two lines of Italian verse in the lower margin., printmaker: Raffaello Schiaminossi, Italy, c. 1605, paper, etching, intaglio printmaking technique, etching with plate tone, height 155 mm x width 243 mm, This print is part of the series 'Attributi dell'Anima', consisting of twelve personifications printed from six plates., beasts of prey, predatory animals: lion, Rationality, Reasoning, 'Ratiocinatione o Discorso' (Ripa), bellows, A sepia-toned engraving split vertically into two panels shows on the left a man in a plumed hat and flowing cloak standing with legs apart on uneven ground, one hand on his hip and the other holding a stringed lute-like instrument; he wears puffed sleeves, a doublet, and boots with decorative folds, and a small tree grows beside him. On the right a robed woman with a headscarf stands beside a reclining lion, holding a sword upright in one hand and the lion’s mane in the other; the woman’s gown drapes to the ground and she has a visible midriff, and both panels feature a background of horizontally hatched sky and textured ground.

Crédit

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Notre référence

LZT26A93_214

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

38.5Mo (11.4Mo) / 37.8cm x 25.5cm / 4460 x 3015 (300dpi)

Mots clés

Impetuosity Reason Attributes Soul print Two representations personifications Left Impetus Animi man feathered hat bellows Right Ratio woman sword lion representations two lines Italian verse lower margin printmaker Raffaello Schiaminossi Italy c 1605 paper etching intaglio printmaking technique plate tone height 155 mm x width 243 mm part series Attributi dell'Anima consisting twelve personifications printed six plates beasts prey predatory animals Rationality Reasoning Ratiocinatione o Discorso Ripa sepia-toned engraving split vertically two panels left plumed hat flowing cloak standing legs apart uneven ground hand hip holding stringed lute- instrument wears puffed sleeves doublet boots decorative folds small tree grows beside right robed woman headscarf stands beside reclining lion sword upright lion’s mane woman’s gown drapes ground visible midriff panels feature background horizontally hatched sky textured ground