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Erection of a statue for Joost van den Vondel in Amsterdam
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
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Silver medal. Obverse: Bust of a man within legend. Reverse: Woman in a star-studded dress, representing Poetry, holds a laurel wreath in outstretched right hand above an altar, on which a scroll lies and points with left hand to an inscription on a pedestal, against which a lyre rests; in the background left a statue, against which three shields bound together with garlands stand, right swan within legend; edge: inscription.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionCredit lineOprichting van een standbeeld voor Joost van den Vondel te Amsterdam. 1867. Moses Cohen de Vries junior. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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