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Allegory on Archduke Leopold William of Austria
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Allegory on Archduke Leopold William of Austria

Jan van Troyen · 1660 · etching; engraving; paper

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

About this work

The goddess Minerva stands next to a portrait bust of Archduke Leopold William of Austria on a pedestal. Around the portrait a laurel wreath with painter's supplies, a firearm and a text band with the Latin translation of 'powerful' and 'charming'; a reference to the titles of the two paintings by Titian held in the foreground by putti. On the pedestal a ten-line dedication to the Archduke and a six-line praise poem, both in Latin. In the background a classical building with male busts. At the bottom an advertisement for dealer Abraham Teniers in four languages. This print is part of an album.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Credit lineAllegorie op aartshertog Leopold Willem van Oostenrijk. 1660. Jan van Troyen. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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