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Scene with the Glorification of Agriculture, 1599
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Scene with the Glorification of Agriculture, 1599

Pieter van der Borcht (I) · 1599 · etching; hand coloring; paper

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

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The stage with the glorification of agriculture, December 1599. Stage with Jupiter surrounded by personifications related to agriculture. On top of the stage, Abundance feeds a crowd of children. Erected during the entry into Antwerp on the Mechelseplein. Part of: Historica narratio profectionis et inaugurationis serenissimorum Belgii principum Alberti et Isabellae Austriae archiducum, the description of the entries of the couple in Brussels, Antwerp, Ghent and Valenciennes, 1599.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Credit lineToneel met de verheerlijking van de landbouw, 1599. 1599. Pieter van der Borcht (I). Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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