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Allegory on Art
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Allegory on Art

1586 - 1590 · engraving; paper

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

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A woman with a pen in one hand and a writing table or plate in the other hand balances on one foot on a globe. Around her cherubs with symbols of the seven liberal arts. Above her head a dove (or heart with wings). Below the representation four lines of Latin.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Subjects
printwriting tabletspen'Arte' (Ripa)globeangels
Credit lineAllegorie op de kunst. 1586 - 1590. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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