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Minerva protects Painting
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Minerva protects Painting

Gerard de Lairesse · 1675 · etching; paper

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

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Minerva protects the personified painting (mask and painter's palette) against Envy (snakes) and Madness (burning torch). Above Minerva flies Fame blowing a trumpet. In the foreground, a young and an old satyr hold a piece of paper together.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Subjects
printFury'Pittura' (Ripa)Envysatyr(s) (in general)Fame
Credit lineMinerva beschermt de Schilderkunst. 1675. Gerard de Lairesse. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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