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Allegory with Poetry on a throne
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
Poetry looks up to the personified Divine Truth, who sits on a cloud. The personification of Temperance points to putti bringing books to Poetry. A woman with a flame above her head (symbolising zeal for faith) points to a cornucopia. The scene is enclosed in a cartouche decorated with medallions containing depictions of virtues.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionCredit lineAllegorie met Poëzie op een troon. 1770. Jan Caspar Philips. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
