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Rocaille with the personification of Painting (Pictura)
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Rocaille with the personification of Painting (Pictura)

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

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

About this work

Painting (De Schilderkunst) works on a painting depicting Minerva in the clouds. At her feet, a boy copying classical statues. Behind her, a monkey drawing a rocaille. Above, a birdcage with a parrot. Numbered 220 in the upper right.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Subjects
printornamentprentrocaille ornament'Pittura' (Ripa)monkeys, apespicture, painting
Credit lineRocaille met de personificatie van de Schilderkunst (Pictura). 1719 - 1749. Jeremias Wachsmuth. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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