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Personification of Painting
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Personification of Painting

anonymous · 1612 - 1652 · engraving; paper

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

About this work

The personification of painting, represented as a nearly naked woman, sits behind an easel and paints the three Graces. Next to her stands a woman with a helmet, possibly Minerva, viewing the painting. On the ground two children amuse themselves with a drawing pencil, a banner and carving a head.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Subjects
printsculptor at work'Pittura' (Ripa)picture, painting
Credit linePersonificatie van de schilderkunst. 1612 - 1652. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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