Thesis Print with the Colonna Coat of Arms
Engraver Camillo Cungi Italian
After Jan de Laet Netherlandish
Not on view
Large thesis print with the coat of arms of the Colonna family, crowned by a cardinal's hat. The coat of arms is attached to a freestanding pillar that echoes the pillar of the crest. The coat of arms is accompanied by the motto "DECOR ET FORTITVDO DOMORVM", written on a banderol below. To the left and right, four female personifications are depicted together with putti. They include personifications of Astrology, Astronomy and Architecture. They do not appear to represent either the full trivium or quadrivium.
