Ripa Collection

Woman Water Jug Standing woman bare breasts pouring water
Woman with Water Jug, Standing woman with bare breasts pouring water into a jug. Probably the personification Temperantia

Allegory of the Faith, c. 1672-74 (oil on canvas)
702810 Allegory of the Faith, c.1672-74 (oil on canvas) by Vermeer, Jan (Johannes) (1632-75); 114.3x88.9 cm; Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

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Misty dawn overlooking Castello di Ripa and the countryside of Tuscany near San Quirico, Val d'Orcia, Italy. Date: 20/01/2009

Sleeping nymph spied satyr naked nymph back sleeping
Sleeping nymph spied by a satyr, A naked nymph seen on the back, sleeping by an oil lamp, is spied by a satyr. Copy after the print by Houbraken from part 2 of a series of prints with emblems

Allegory Freedom Symbolic figure True Freedom
Allegory of Freedom, Symbolic figure of True Freedom. In her right hand she holds a stick crowned with a hat. With her left hand she points to the portrait bust of Johan van Oldenbarnevelt

Peace pleasant mourning tomb Joan-Derk Baron van der Capellen tot den Pol
Peace and a pleasant mourning on a tomb or Joan-Derk, Baron van der Capellen tot den Pol, The personifications of Freedom

Justice Justitia personification Justice sitting
Justice, Justitia. The personification of Justice sitting on clouds, without blindfold. She holds the scales in her right hand, in the left hand a scepter with a radiant eye at the end

Girl Large Hat Girl Large Hat Young woman wide hat
Girl in a Large Hat Girl in a Large Hat Young woman with a wide hat, The half figure of a young woman stands against a light sky in bright sunlight

Recollection Reminder Allegorical representation
Recollection, Reminder. Allegorical representation with a standing woman with a flower in the right hand. In the background a stylized tree

Portrait young woman pearl necklace hair Half-length
Portrait of a young woman, Portrait of a young woman with a pearl necklace in her hair. Half-length, head turned to the right. With half-naked bosom. Part of the collection of portrait miniatures

Allegory Fame middle female personification sits
Allegory of Fame, Allegory of Fame. In the middle the female personification sits on a throne with a sphere on her lap. Upstairs the Faam blows on her trumpet

Allegory Arts personification Painting stands
Allegory of the Arts, Allegory of the Arts. The personification of Painting stands in front of a painting on a pedestal, on the right is Music. Two putti with a mask play at the bottom left

Allegory Charity female personification distributes money
Allegory of Charity, Allegory of Charity. The female personification distributes money to those in need, to the right a beggar. In the background an elephant and an eagle

Allegory Riches Wealth middle female personification
Allegory of Riches, Allegory of Wealth. In the middle the female personification of Wealth, in the right hand an apple. On the left two putti near a kettle with coins

Threatened Swan Interpreted later Allegory Johan de Witt
The Threatened Swan The Threatened Swan The Threatened Swan, Interpreted later as an Allegory on Johan de Witt, The endangered swan. A swan is defending her nest with eggs against a dog

Spendthrift Wasteful Woman act III scene V Play
The Spendthrift of the Wasteful Woman, act III, scene V, from the Play by Thomas Asselijn (Joanna and the Polish Jewish Traders), The Spilpenning, scene from the third company, fifth stage

Building Argo construction ship Argo left ship
The Building of the Argo, The construction of the ship Argo. On the left the ship is being built on the beach, from the quay a group of Argonauts are pointing at the sea

Charity landscape trees woman lying cloth breastfeeding
Charity, In a landscape among trees, a woman lying on a cloth is breastfeeding her child, holding a cross in her left hand. Another child is watching on the left

Woman Text Panel Standing woman bare upper body
Woman with Text Panel, Standing woman with bare upper body and a writing table in her hands. Perhaps the personification of Arithmetica

Woman Shield Standing woman written shield left hand
Woman with Shield, Standing woman with a written shield in the left hand, to which she points with her right hand. Perhaps the personification of Rhetorica or Grammar

Evening Prayer Two children kneel pray young mother sitting
The Evening Prayer, The Evening Prayer. Two children kneel and pray with their young mother sitting on a chair. Sober interior with a fireplace on the right, interior of the house, (private) prayer

Grand Visor Portrait standing full-length portrait
Grand Visor, Portrait of the Grand Visor, standing, full-length portrait, to the left, government, the State, Politica, Auttorita o Potesta (Ripa), Turkey, Jean Baptiste Vanmour (workshop of)

Heart sentence boy two girls music together boy plays
Of One Heart Of one Heart, One of sentence. A boy and two girls make music together. The boy plays the guitar, the two girls hold each others hands, the right girl holds a tambourine on her lap

Piety Piety Godliness group praying people Maria altar
Piety Piety, Godliness. A group of praying people at a Maria altar along a road in a forest. In the middle an old woman kneeling with a rosary in the folded hands

A Roman wedding box 43 drawings Castitimrimoniale
A Roman wedding (in box with 43 drawings), Castitimrimoniale, Fede maritale, Matrimonio (Ripa), Louis Fabritius Dubourg, 1749, paper, ink, pen, h 115 mm × w 115 mm

Military kneels front woman crowned Hymenaeus
Military kneels in front of a woman and is crowned by Hymenaeus (in box with 43 drawings), (story of) Hymen (aeus), Castitimrimoniale, Fede maritale, Matrimonio ( Ripa)

Allegory marriage box 43 drawings Castitimrimoniale
Allegory of marriage (in box with 43 drawings), Castitimrimoniale, Fede maritale, Matrimonio (Ripa), Louis Fabritius Dubourg, 1753, paper, pencil, ink, brush, h 203 mm × w 159 mm

Italian peasant woman son daughter kneel cross
An Italian peasant woman and her son and daughter kneel by a cross, Drawing from a group of drawings of landscapes and cityscapes in Italy (Rome, Tivoli, Civita Castellana and Pozzuoli)

Allegorical cartouche Prudentia Minerva eroten
Allegorical cartouche with Prudentia, Minerva and eroten (in box with 43 drawings), (story of) Minerva (Pallas, Athena), Prudence, Prudentia, Prudenza (Ripa), one of the Four Cardinal Virtues

Pietas box 43 drawings PietA Ripa Louis Fabritius Dubourg
Pietas (in box with 43 drawings), Pietas, Pieta (Ripa), Louis Fabritius Dubourg, 1738, paper, ink, pencil, pen, h 88 mm × w 112 mm

Allegory Love box 43 drawings personifications
Allegory of Love (in box with 43 drawings), (personifications and symbolic representations of) Love, Amore (secondo Seneca) (Ripa) (allegorical scene, i.e)

Allegory Reason box 43 drawings Ragione Ripa
Allegory of Reason (in box with 43 drawings), Reason, Ragione (Ripa), Louis Fabritius Dubourg, 1703 - 1775, paper, ink, pencil, brush, h 75 mm × w 77 mm

Allegory Triple Alliance Republic Seven United Provinces
Allegory of the Triple Alliance between the Republic of the Seven United Provinces, Prussia and the United Kingdom, 1788 Depiction of the aforementioned aliance chassinet shows (title on object)

Head genius Good Genius Genio Buono Ripa Jurriaan Andriessen
Head of a genius, Good Genius, Genio Buono (Ripa), Jurriaan Andriessen, 1752 - 1819, paper, graphite (mineral), h 156 mm × w 93 mm

Designs three medallions Freedom Equality Brotherhood
Designs for three medallions: Freedom, Equality and Brotherhood, Freedom, Liberty, Liberta (Ripa) (allegorical scene, ie two or more personifications involved in an action), Parity

Warring putti Design painting Minerva patroness
Warring putti, Design for a painting. Minerva as patroness, art, symbolic representations, allegories and emblems, science, Scientia, Scienza, Studio (Ripa), Holland, Lodewijk Napoleon Bonaparte

Title page F Aguilon Opticorum libri sex 1613 Opticorvm libri sex
Title page for F. Aguilon, Opticorum libri sex, 1613 Opticorvm libri sex (title on object), The Latin title of the book is central to a rectangular frame

Title page Jan de Kruyff Poems 1776 attributes
Title page for: Jan de Kruyff, Poems, 1776, attributes of Mercury, cupids: amores, amoretti, putti, Freedom, Liberty, Liberta (Ripa) (symbolical representation of concept), symbolic representations

Allegory history Great Britain portrait Isaac de Larrey
Allegory on the history of Great Britain with the portrait of Isaac de Larrey, The personification history, sitting on the floor

Emblem hook garden pond foreground putto puts
Emblem: hook, A garden with a pond. In the foreground, a putto puts a worm on a hook. In the center a putto fishes in the garden pond and in the background a fish is caught

Allegory golden wedding Pieter van Loon Agneta Graswinckel Content
Allegory of the golden wedding of Pieter van Loon and Agneta Graswinckel Content of the medal, struck in memory of the Goude bruyloft van den called Mr

Old Town Hall Amsterdam destruction great fire
The Old Town Hall of Amsterdam, before the destruction by the great fire of 1652. A group of people are waiting in front of a side building

Allegorical Urania Vader Tijd Title page C. G
Allegorical show with Urania and Vader Tijd Title page for: C.G. Care carrier, Bloeyende rise of the ancient and contemporary Greenland fish gallery, 1720, Urania, the muse of Astronomy

Faith personification Faith sits large cross
Faith, The personification of the Faith sits with a large cross in her hand on two figures below her. In the background three diabolical figures watch

Allegory marriage love couple walks hand hand out
Allegory of marriage, A love couple walks hand in hand out of a temple and is checked by Juno, guardian of marriage and birth. Two putti walk ahead of the couple and sprinkle flowers

Vignette personification Penitence Virtues vices
Vignette with the personification of Penitence Virtues and vices (series title), Vignette with the image of the personified Penitence in an ornamental frame

Vignette personification Charity Virtues vices
Vignette with the personification of Charity Virtues and vices (series title), Vignette with the image of personified Charity in a cartouche

Charity Charity title object three divine virtues
Charity Charity (title on object) The three divine virtues (series title), The personification of Love, one of the three divine virtues, with three children sitting by a tree

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"Ripa: A Symbolic Journey through Art and Allegory" Step into the world of "ripa, " where art and allegory intertwine to create a captivating narrative. In this diverse collection, we encounter various representations that delve deep into the realms of faith, freedom, justice, and more. Our journey begins with a mesmerizing painting titled "Allegory of the Faith. " Here, a woman stands gracefully beside a water jug, her bare breasts symbolizing purity as she pours water - perhaps signifying spiritual cleansing or renewal. This thought-provoking artwork invites us to reflect on our own beliefs and spirituality. Moving on to the Church of San Paolo A Ripa D Arno in Pisa, Italy, we discover an intriguing sculpture depicting "Allegory Freedom. " This symbolic figure embodies true freedom - an ideal that many strive for but few fully achieve. Its presence serves as a reminder of the importance of individual liberties and their role in society. As we explore further, we stumble upon a peaceful mourning tomb dedicated to Joan-Derk Baron van der Capellen tot den Pol. The serene atmosphere evokes feelings of tranquility while honoring the memory of someone who fought for peace during their lifetime. It reminds us that even in times of sorrow, there is always hope for harmony. Justice takes center stage next with "Justitia, " personified by a seated figure embodying fairness and impartiality. This representation prompts contemplation about our legal systems' foundations and whether justice truly prevails in our societies today. In contrast to these profound themes lies another piece featuring a young woman donning an extravagant hat. Her wide-brimmed headpiece exudes confidence and style – reminding us that fashion can be both expressive and empowering. A recollection reminder comes forth through an allegorical representation – urging us not to forget important lessons from history or personal experiences. It encourages introspection as we consider how past events shape our present and future.