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Personification of Architecture
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Personification of Architecture

Arnold Houbraken · 1710 - 1719 · pen; etching; paper

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

About this work

A female figure as personification of architecture, with a building plan in her right hand and measuring and drawing instruments in her left hand. In the background the construction of the Tower of Babel. Print from a series of 41 emblems.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Credit linePersonificatie van de bouwkunst. 1710 - 1719. Arnold Houbraken. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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