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Emblem with an allegory of fire

François van Bleyswijck · 1721 · etching; paper

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

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Emblem with an allegory of fire depicted as a Vestal virgin with an oil lamp and scroll, standing next to a burning sacrificial bowl. In a round frame with ornaments upon which two censers stand. A poem is located below the image and on the verso.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description

Subjects

print boekillustratie Vestal virgin(s)'Furore poetico' (Ripa)

Credit lineEmbleem met allegorie op vuur. 1721. François van Bleyswijck. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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