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Cesare Ripa (c. 1560 – c. 1645)

and his famous Iconology

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Covers of the earlier Italian editions of Iconology

btw, a mirror

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Covers of the British – and Russian! - editions

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Iconology was immensely impactful; Vermeer’s Clio clearly refers to

the prescription by Ripa

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Contemporary editions

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Cardinal Antonio Maria Salviati

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Piero Valeriano Bolzani

Hieroglyphica (1556)

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Andrea Alciato

Emblemata (1531)

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Pseudo-Dionysius the Areopagite Hierarchia Celesti (c. 5th century AD)

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Format of an article in the original edition

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Format of an article in British edition

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**** Ammaestrammento / Instruction ****

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**** Apprehensiva / Apprehension ****

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**** Astronomia / Astronomy **** (False – it’s Astrolabe)

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**** Bellezza / Beauty ****

(False – it’s Compasses)

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**** Chiarezza / Clearness **** (False – it’s Sun)

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**** Contento / Content(ment) ****

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**** Dottrina / Learning **** (False – it’s Sun)

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**** Diffegno / Designing ****

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**** Fidelta / Fidelity **** (False – it’s Seal)

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**** Imitatione / Imitation **** (False – it’s Mask) (but what about Monkey?)

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**** Fraude / Fraud **** (False – it’s Mask)

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**** Operatione Perfetta / Perfect Work ****

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**** Prudenza / Prudence ****

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**** Scienza / Science ****

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**** Origine d’Amore / Origin of Love ****

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**** Libidine / Lust (Luxury) ****

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****Vanita / Vanity ****

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Many other interesting things: e.g., Philosophy and Eternity.

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Paganism

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??

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Time

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Time: Two mirrors

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Colored edition

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Iconology, herself with a mirror

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Luis XV's Bureau du Roi

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