The female personification of history sits on a stone throne and writes with a feather in a book. On either side of the throne are Mercury and a woman hanging garlands of medals from a palm and a deciduous tree. On the base of the throne is a reference to the abduction of Europa.
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Cornelis II Galle
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Erasmus II Quellinus
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Balthasar I Moretus
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| Title | Frontispiece with the allegorical representation of history seated on a throne, for the collected work Opera by Liutprand of Cremona (Antwerp: 1640) |
| Date | ca. 1640 |
| Period | 17th century |
| Location | Antwerp TGN |
| Medium and support | burin engraving AAT |
| Collection | print room |
| Object type |
burin engraving
AAT
illustrations AAT reproductive prints AAT |
| Inventory number | 2015-MP |
| Acquisition credit | unknown |
| Current whereabouts | Work currently not on display |
| Permalink | https://mskgent.be/collection/work/data/2015-MP |
| IIIF Manifest | https://imagehub.mskgent.be/iiif/3/9141/manifest.json |
| Art & Architecture Thesaurus |
300055866
allegory (artistic device)
AAT
300189808 figures (representations) AAT |
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| Keywords Iconclass |
21D
water (one of the four elements)
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25G4111 garland, wreath Iconclass 25H23 sea (seascape) Iconclass 31A277 movement in water Iconclass 31A72 female sex; woman Iconclass 31AA235 sitting figure - AA - female human figure Iconclass 47I2111 bull Iconclass 49K10 'Historia'; 'Historia' (Ripa) Iconclass 6 History Iconclass 92B1 (story of) Jupiter (Zeus) Iconclass 92B1218 Jupiter, usually in the shape of a white bull, abducts Europa and carries her across the water Iconclass 92B12181 Europa and her maidens play with the bull, and/or adorn it with flowers Iconclass 92B5 (story of) Mercury (Hermes) Iconclass |
| School / Style | Baroque AAT |
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