Légende

Intellect and Vigilance, Attributes of the Soul, print, Two representations of personifications. Left: Intellect (Intellectus) as a woman with a scepter and a burning crown. At her feet an eagle. Right: Vigilance (Vigilantia) as a woman with a book and an oil lamp. At her feet a crane, standing on one leg and holding a stone in its raised claw. 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 240 mm, This print is part of the series 'Attributi dell'Anima', consisting of twelve personifications printed from six plates., shore-birds and wading-birds: crane, predatory birds: eagle, oil-lamp, Alertness, Vigilance, 'Guardia', 'Vigilanza', 'Vigilanza per difendersi & oppugnare altri' (Ripa) (personification), 'Intellectus', 'Intelligentia', Understanding, one of the seven gifts of the Holy Ghost, A monochrome print divided vertically into two panels shows two robed female figures standing on textured ground with small plants; the left figure wears a crown with flame-like points and a cloak, holds a long scepter-like rod in one hand while the other hand rests on draped fabric, and a bird with a curved beak stands at her feet; the right figure is partially bare-chested with a flowing cloak, holds a long curved staff ending in a suspended object in one hand and a book in the other, and a different bird with a long neck stands beside her; both panels include stylized clouds or lined sky at the top and decorative foliage around the figures.

Crédit

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Notre référence

LZT26A93_215

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

35.9Mo (11.6Mo) / 36.4cm x 24.7cm / 4298 x 2923 (300dpi)

Mots clés

Intellect Vigilance Attributes Soul print Two representations personifications Left Intellectus woman scepter burning crown feet eagle Right Vigilantia book oil lamp crane standing leg holding stone raised claw 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 240 mm part series Attributi dell'Anima consisting twelve personifications printed six plates shore-birds wading-birds predatory birds oil-lamp Alertness Guardia Vigilanza difendersi & oppugnare altri Ripa personification Intelligentia Understanding seven gifts Holy Ghost monochrome print divided vertically two panels two robed female figures standing textured ground small plants left figure wears crown flame- points cloak holds long scepter- rod hand hand rests draped fabric bird curved beak stands right figure partially bare-chested flowing cloak long curved staff ending suspended object different bird long neck stands beside panels include stylized clouds lined sky top decorative foliage figures