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personification: a standalone construct

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personification1 CONSTRUCTPersonificationRIPA · ART HISTORY

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Art history

representing an abstract idea such as Justice or Peace as a human figure with set attributes, codified in Ripa's handbook.

In art history, personification refers to representing an abstract idea such as Justice or Peace as a human figure with set attributes, codified in Ripa's handbook. This meaning comes from Ripa (1603/2000) in Iconologia.[1]

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  1. Ripa, C. (2000). Iconologia, overo descrittione di diverse imagini cavate dall'antichità, e di propria inventione. Georg Olms. (Original work published 1603) ISBN 9783487023427

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