Arkivism
Cartouche with a view of an ancient temple
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Cartouche with a view of an ancient temple

Jan Caspar Philips · 1732 · etching; engraving; paper

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

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A composite landscape with the ruin of an antique temple. In the foreground people from 'Arabia', 'Persia', 'Tartary' and putti have gathered around a globe. On the left a painting showing the Kaaba in Mecca. On a pedestal the title in Dutch. The representation is enclosed in a cartouche with in the upper corners in medallions the portraits of Mohammed and Ali.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Subjects
titelpaginaprintMohammed [profeet]Islam, Mohammedanismlandscape with ruinsAsiatic races and peoples (TATARS)
Credit lineCartouche met gezicht op antieke tempel. 1732. Jan Caspar Philips. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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