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Hearth plate with an allegorical representation of Asia
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Hearth plate with an allegorical representation of Asia

anonymous · 1675 - 1700 · casting; iron (metal)

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

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Cast iron fireplace plate, with a semicircular top. Centrally an allegorical representation of Asia, with a man and a woman in Eastern dress in the middle, with some clouds above them. To the right behind the man follows a servant, who holds the train of the man's costume. On the left the scene is closed with a tree, on the right with a building with a pointed roof. The whole is framed with a border decorated with a pearl border and fruits. The top is crowned with the head of a putto (?) with a dolphin on either side.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Credit lineHaardplaat met allegorische voorstelling van Azië. 1675 - 1700. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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