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Allegory of Divine Providence and Barberini Power

Maker

After
(artist)
1596-1669

(publisher)
1627-1691

Title

Allegory of Divine Providence and Barberini Power

Date of Production

(c.) 1677

Medium

printed in black
engraving

Dimensions

Height: 61.3 cm
Width: 29.2 cm

Accession Number

G.1990.WL.7293.8

Mode of Acquisition

Witt Library, transfer, 1990

Credit

The Courtauld, London (Samuel Courtauld Trust)

Copyright

Work in the public domain

Location

Not currently on display

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Provenance

Information not yet known or updated

Inscriptions

Inscription: Eq. Petrus Berettin. Corton: Pinxit in Aula Barberina. //

Inscription: Caeli medio fulget DIVINA PROVIDENTIA, sceptro insignis. TEMPVS edax, et PARCAE subiacent. IVSTITIA cetereque Virtutes concomitantur, eiusque nutu / IMMORTALITAS sideream extollit coronam, gentilitio Pontificis stemmati impositura. //

Inscription: PIETRO da Cortona / Palazzo Barberini / 998/62(33) //

Inscription: In media formicis regione VRBANI VIII gentilitiae uolitant APES, quas formosissimae Virgines immortalibus lauri ramis circumdant. RELIGIO claues, ROMA / triplex diadema tenet. ALATVS PVER lauream gerens, Pontificiae Poeseos premia demonstrat. //

Inscription: Io. Iacob: de Rubeis Formis Romae ad Templ. S. M. de Pace cu Priu: S. Point. / 5 //

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