Stuccowork - 'Friendship'
The image of the bare foot, partly clad woman is taken from a popular pattern book by Cesare Ripa,(1645,4th edn.).
Stuccowork - 'Friendship'
The Italian artist, Cesare Ripa, devised a whole series of metaphors, emblems and representations, which designers could use to convey complex messages.
Each part of the image for 'friendship' has a specific meaning, the elm tree surrounded by a vine, for example, signifies that a friendship formed in prosperity always lasts and that friendship must come first, above love.
There are mottos in the tree, on a ribbon in her hand and on the helm of her dress which testify that true friendship survives, whether the person be present or absent, in winter or summer, or in life or death.
Each part of the image for 'friendship' has a specific meaning, the elm tree surrounded by a vine, for example, signifies that a friendship formed in prosperity always lasts and that friendship must come first, above love.
There are mottos in the tree, on a ribbon in her hand and on the helm of her dress which testify that true friendship survives, whether the person be present or absent, in winter or summer, or in life or death.
This object is located in the Drawing Room
It is categorised as Architectural feature
This page was last updated on 11 April 2007