Bilder Girolamo Ruscelli (1504–1566) – Allegorical emblem of Alberico Cibo with a flaming beacon – engraving (1572)

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This engraving features an allegorical emblem dedicated to Alberico Cibo, centered on a page of Italian text. The central image, contained within an ornate oval frame, depicts a flaming beacon or lighthouse tower, symbolizing guidance, vigilance, and the light of virtue. This work was published as part of a collection of emblems intended to celebrate the personal mottos and noble character of prominent figures during the Italian Renaissance. The surrounding Italian text includes a detailed biographical account and philosophical commentary, explaining the symbolic significance of the fire and the lighthouse in relation to the subject's leadership and moral authority.

Girolamo Ruscelli was an influential Italian writer, editor, and polymath active in Venice during the mid-sixteenth century. He is widely recognized for his significant contributions to cartography, specifically his expanded edition of Ptolemy's Geography, as well as his work on linguistics and courtly emblems. His publication Le Imprese Illustri became a definitive reference for the study of heraldry and symbolic devices among the European aristocracy. Ruscelli's work is characterized by a high degree of scholarly rigor and an elegant aesthetic that defined the intellectual standards of the late Renaissance.

Artist or Maker: Girolamo Ruscelli.

Dimensions: Approximately 26 cm x 18 cm.

Medium: engraving.

Date: 1572.

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