Bilder Girolamo Ruscelli (1504–1566) – Allegorical Coat of Arms of the Count of Trinity – Engraving (1566)

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"Con Estas" depicts the personal device or coat of arms belonging to the Conte della Trinità. The composition features a central oval cartouche containing a landscape with a crown, a lion, and a falling comet, surrounded by an elaborate Mannerist architectural frame. The border is densely populated with allegorical figures, including female caryatids, reclining nude male figures, and grotesque masks integrated with floral swags and decorative scrolls. This copper engraving was published in Venice as part of the work Le Imprese Illustri con Esposizioni et Discorsi, a prestigious emblem book dedicated to the heraldry and symbolic mottos of the Italian nobility. The work is recognized for its sophisticated artistic design and its role in the 16th-century tradition of documenting the intellectual and moral identity of influential families.

Girolamo Ruscelli was an Italian humanist, polymath, and cartographer who was a central figure in the literary and scientific circles of mid-sixteenth-century Venice. He was a prolific editor and author, known for his expanded editions of Ptolemy's Geography and his foundational work on the study of heraldic devices and emblems. Ruscelli founded the Accademia dei Dubbiosi and published extensively on topics ranging from linguistics and poetry to secret recipes and natural philosophy. His contributions to the visual arts were primarily through the conceptualization and production of high-quality emblem books, which utilized some of the finest engravers of the period to create lasting records of Renaissance symbolism.

Artist or Maker: Girolamo Ruscelli.

Dimensions: Approximately 26 cm x 19 cm.

Medium: Engraving.

Date: 1566.

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