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The art lover's skill or The Philotechnos, Philipp Uffenbach

Philipp Uffenbach

The art lover's skill or The Philotechnos

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Philipp Uffenbach

The art lover's skill or The Philotechnos, 1631

Blatt: 123 x 175 mm

Inventory Number: 13953

Object Number: 13953 Z

Acquisition: Acquired in 1915

Status: Request for presentation in the study room of the Prints and Drawings Department

Work Data

Basic Information

Title: The art lover's skill or The Philotechnos

Draughtsman

Philipp Uffenbach

Period Produced

17th century

School

Renaissance

Object Type

drawing

Material

Technique

Geographic Reference

German

Production Reason

family album leaf

Label at the Time of Manufacture: Signiert und datiert unten rechts (mit der Feder in Braun): Philipps Uffenbach Ann 1631; bezeichnet in der Darstellung mit den jeweiligen Namen (mit der Feder in Braun): FAMA / IVNO // ΦΙΛΟΤΕΧΝΟΣ // PALLAS / PAVPERTAS

Watermark: [Fragment]

Property and Acquisition

Work Content

Motifs and References

Iconclass

Primary

480(+0)symbolic representations, allegories and emblems ~ art; 'Arte' (Ripa) (+ variant)
5(+12)Abstract Ideas and Concepts (+ abstract concept represented by male figure)
92C17specific aspects, allegorical aspects of Juno; Juno as patroness
92C27specific aspects, allegorical aspects of Minerva; Minerva as patroness
96A5(FAMA)Fama as Roman personification
96A5(PAUPERTAS)Paupertas as Roman personification

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13.05.2026