Allegorical scene; in the centre 'Hermathena' (blending the attributes and characteristics of Mercury and Minerva: winged helmet with sphinx, lance, caduceus, winged sandals, Aegis, oil-lamp); to the right of Hermathena: Prudence (seated woman with open book, Ouroboros as an aureole, a mirror and an ornamental monogram "S.P"; a satyr lying on the ground and Cupid standing on books and lifting the lid off a damaged vessel representing 'amorous lust'; background of colums and a curtain, a landscape with Pegasus, the sun and an obelisk

Used by

Sebastiaan Petzold — 1700×1

dpd_1739

Allegorical scene; in the centre 'Hermathena' (blending the attributes and characteristics of Mercury and Minerva: winged helmet with sphinx, lance, caduceus, winged sandals, Aegis, oil-lamp); to the right of Hermathena: Prudence (seated woman with open book, Ouroboros as an aureole, a mirror and an ornamental monogram "S.P"; a satyr lying on the ground and Cupid standing on books and lifting the lid off a damaged vessel representing 'amorous lust'; background of colums and a curtain, a landscape with Pegasus, the sun and an obelisk

HERMATHENA (LA)

Iconclass notations

11M41:5(+11) Prudence, 'Prudentia'; 'Prudenza' (Ripa) ~ one of the Four Cardinal Virtues❧Abstract Ideas and Concepts (+ abstract concept represented by female figure)

23A21 serpent Ouroboros

24A sun as celestial body

25FF24(WINGED HORSE) fabulous animals ~ hoofed animals: winged horse

25I3 farm or solitary house in landscape

31A2351 sitting on the ground

31A2352 sitting on an elevation

31AA2352 sitting on an elevation - AA - female human figure

31A25552 index finger forwards, pointing, indicating

31A45231 sphinx (lion/woman); 'Sfinge' (Ripa)

31A511 mirror

41A773(+9) container of ceramics: jar, jug, pot, vase (+ broken, damaged)

41B34(+1) oil-lamp (+ kindling a light; lit, burning light, lamp, candle)

41D283 mask

42E361 needle, obelisk (marking grave)

44B1212 throne

48A9823 ornament ~ hybrid beings; human and animal forms mixed

48C161 column, pillar ~ architecture

49L16 letter combinations such as letterword, anagram, letter square, monogram, etc.

49L8 inscription

49M32 book

49MM32 book - MM - book open

92B5721 Hermathena (also if not in the form of a herm)

92B58(CADUCEUS) caduceus (staff with two snakes, attribute of Mercury)

92B58(PETASUS) attributes of Mercury: petasus, a winged sun hat

92B58(WINGED SANDALS) attributes of Mercury: winged sandals

92C27(+0) specific aspects, allegorical aspects of Minerva; Minerva as patroness (+ variant)

92C28(HELMET WITH SPHINX) attributes of Minerva (HELMET WITH SPHINX)

92C28(LANCE) attributes of Minerva (LANCE)

92C2811 Aegis: breast-plate or skin with Gorgon's head (attribute of Minerva)

92D141(+0) Cupid vanquishing Pan (+ variant)

92L41 satyr(s) (in general)

93D1 Pegasus, the winged horse

86(HERMATHENA) proverbs, sayings, etc. (HERMATHENA)