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Allegory on navigation
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
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On the sea sail two sailing ships, which fire cannon shots at a fortress. On the clouds Fame blows on the trumpet. Next to him play putti with a compass and with a sextant. In the foreground various nautical instruments and putti at a globe and an armillary sphere.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionCredit lineAllegorie op de scheepvaart. 1751 - 1822. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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