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Allegorical representation with references to the University of Leiden
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
Interior of a library with Minerva on a pillar bearing the coat of arms of Leiden, the portrait of William of Orange, and four scholars. In the foreground, a woman with a book is viewed by the all-seeing eye of God. Next to her, Wisdom in the form of a woman with a book and a mirror with a snake. On the pillars of the library hang portraits of famous scholars.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionCredit lineAllegorische voorstelling met verwijzingen naar de Universiteit van Leiden. 1716. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.