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Blank Medallion and the Personification of History
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Blank Medallion and the Personification of History

Robert van Audenaerd · 1673 - 1743 · engraving; paper

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

About this work

Pedestal in the form of a cartouche. On it the front and back of an empty medallion intended for a portrait of a member of the Barbarigo family. On the right of the pedestal the female personification of History. It concerns a winged woman leaning with her foot on a square stone. She writes with a pen in a large book that rests on the shoulders of Saturnus, recognizable by his sickle. The print is part of an album.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Credit lineBlanco medaillon en de personificatie van Historie. 1673 - 1743. Robert van Audenaerd. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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