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Painting is brought to Perfection by Father Time
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Painting is brought to Perfection by Father Time

Louis Fabritius Dubourg · 1713 - 1775 · etching; paper

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

About this work

A young man with palette and brushes, the personification of painting, is led by Father Time and a woman with helmet and a hand on a staff to the personification of Perfection. Perfection sits on a throne and draws with a compass a perfect circle on a piece of paper.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Credit lineSchilderkunst wordt door Vader Tijd naar de Volmaaktheid gebracht. 1713 - 1775. Louis Fabritius Dubourg. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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