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Agneta Block (1629-1704), First Person in the Netherlands to Cultivate a Pineapple
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
Most coins have a side with a portrait, usually of a ruler. In addition, portrait medals have also always been made, primarily to honour, commemorate, or glorify an important event or person. They were often intended for a general public. Some were destined to be family heirlooms. In any case, the medallists tried to make the likenesses as realistic as possible. That is why they are considered a separate genre.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionCredit lineAgneta Block (1629-1704), First Person in the Netherlands to Cultivate a Pineapple. 1700. Jan Boskam. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
