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Minerva Pointing to Scholars in a Library
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Minerva Pointing to Scholars in a Library

Simon Fokke · 1745 · etching; engraving; paper

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

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The seated Minerva, patroness of science and arts, points to a group of scholars in a library behind her. At her feet, a spear and an owl. A reading putto sits beside her. Mercury on clouds with a caduceus hands a book to one of the scholars.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
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titelpaginaprintMinerva as patronesspublic library
Credit lineMinerva wijst op geleerden in bibliotheek. 1745. Simon Fokke. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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