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Allegorical representation with Father Time and French and Dutch language
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
In the center a putto sits on a pedestal with an open book in which is written: T Use is the Great Book. Next to him stands Father Time with a scythe. In the foreground two writing women sit as personifications of the French and Dutch languages. Open books lie before them. On the right a putto sits with a medallion containing a river god. In the background a square with an obelisk.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionCredit lineAllegorische voorstelling met Vader Tijd en Franse en Nederduitse taal. 1717. Gideon Quineau. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.