Allegory of the Dutch East India Company

Putti with the coats of arms of Aegidius van den Bempden, Hendrik Trip, Adriaan van Loon, and Reinier Bouwens (mayor and directors of the trading company) are flanked by Justice with scales and Minerva holding a (liberty) hat. To the right, a putto with the VOC flag, Mercury as the god of trade, Neptune as the god of the sea, an allegorical female figure, and the East India Warehouse in Amsterdam. To the left, trading ships at sea, people representing the East Indian peoples, and a woman with an incense burner and a star on her head. In the foreground, merchandise.