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Urania
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Urania

Johann Theodor de Bry · 1601 · engraving; paper

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

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The muse of astronomy Urania with a globe in her arm and a paper scroll in her hand. Next to her stands a pillar with an astrolabe and other measuring instruments. From: Parnassus cum imaginibus Musarum Deorumq[ue] praesidum Hippocrenes.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
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printUrania (one of the Muses)'Urania' (Ripa)
Credit lineUrania. 1601. Johann Theodor de Bry. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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