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Rocaille with the personification of Architecture
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Rocaille with the personification of Architecture

Jeremias Wachsmuth · 1719 - 1749 · etching; engraving; paper

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

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Architecture (De Bouwkunst) sits with a set square and a pyramid model, accompanied by three putti; one holds an architectural drawing, the other two operate a pulley. In the foreground, a broken column and capital, and building instruments. Numbered 219 in the upper right.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Credit lineRocaille met de personificatie van de Bouwkunst (Architectura). 1719 - 1749. Jeremias Wachsmuth. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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