Prent voor de titelpagina voor De zes vertooningen die op de schouburg (...) vertoont zijn den 23 iunij 1648. 1649

Salomon Savery created this print for the title page of "De zes vertooningen" in 1648. At its heart lies an allegorical figure, an angel trumpeting from the heavens, bearing a flag displaying a coat of arms. The angel, a potent symbol across cultures, heralds significant news, a motif echoing through centuries, from classical depictions of winged messengers to Renaissance annunciations. Here, the angel's trumpet is not merely an instrument but a declaration, a call to attention, signifying the importance of the event it announces. This motif of divine announcement taps into deep-seated psychological needs for revelation. Consider the winged Victory of Samothrace; Savery’s angel shares its dramatic presence. Just as Victory embodies triumph, the angel embodies a moment of revelation. These symbols of divine or allegorical figures, though shifting in context, tap into our collective memory, evoking powerful emotional responses connected with momentous events. These motifs constantly resurface, evolving and adapting, yet retaining their primal capacity to move us.