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Merit and Servitude, Attributes of the Soul, print, Two representations of personifications. Left: Merit (Meritum) as a bearded man with a scepter and a book. Right: Servitude (Servitus) as a woman with a yoke on her shoulders. Both depictions with two lines of Italian verse in the lower margin., printmaker: Raffaello Schiaminossi, Italy, 1605, paper, etching, intaglio printmaking technique, etching with plate tone, height 155 mm x width 223 mm, This print is part of the series 'Attributi dell'Anima', consisting of twelve personifications printed from six plates., city-view, and landscape with man-made constructions, yoke, Merit, 'Merito' (Ripa) (personification), A sepia-toned engraving divided vertically into two panels shows two full-length figures standing on rocky ground with sparse vegetation. The left figure is an older bearded man wearing flowing robes and a wreath on his head, holding a staff in one hand and a rectangular object resembling a book in the other, with draped fabric and fine line shading defining folds; branches with small leaves appear beside him and clouds are drawn in the background. The right figure is a younger person with curly hair wearing a belted dress with the midriff exposed, holding a curved bar across the shoulders with hands at each end, the garment showing detailed folds and texture, and small plants and a distant landscape with hills and a cluster of buildings visible at the feet, while both panels share a lined sky and a border around the whole composition.

Crédit

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Notre référence

LZT26A93_219

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

35.2Mo (10.4Mo) / 35.1cm x 25.1cm / 4151 x 2966 (300dpi)

Mots clés

Merit Servitude Attributes Soul print Two representations personifications Left Meritum bearded man scepter book Right Servitus woman yoke shoulders depictions two lines Italian verse lower margin printmaker Raffaello Schiaminossi Italy 1605 paper etching intaglio printmaking technique plate tone height 155 mm x width 223 mm part series Attributi dell'Anima consisting twelve personifications printed six plates city-view landscape man- constructions Merito Ripa personification sepia-toned engraving divided vertically two panels two full-length figures standing rocky ground sparse vegetation left figure older bearded man wearing flowing robes wreath head holding staff hand rectangular object resembling draped fabric fine line shading defining folds branches small leaves beside clouds drawn background right figure younger person curly hair wearing belted dress midriff exposed curved bar across hands garment showing detailed folds texture small plants distant landscape hills cluster buildings visible feet panels share lined sky border whole composition