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Allegorical representation with Surgery and Minerva
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Allegorical representation with Surgery and Minerva

Adolf van der Laan · 1731 · etching; paper

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

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Surgery carries a tulip in a pot and a book with an image of Frère Jacques (Brother Jacques de Beaulieu) and the motto Nec stirpi gloria desit. Minerva sits next to her and embraces her. To the right stands a woman with the crowned coat of arms of Amsterdam. At the top, a putto with a spear and hourglass, personifying Time, flies away Envy. In the background, Apollo and Pegasus on Mount Parnassus. In the foreground lie books and a putto with blowing stones.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Credit lineAllegorische voorstelling met Heelkunde en Minerva. 1731. Adolf van der Laan. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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