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Maid of Ghent and four allegorical terms
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Maid of Ghent and four allegorical terms

anonymous · 1677 · engraving; paper

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

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The City Maiden of Ghent sits enthroned with a banner and a cartouche with a title in her hand. At her feet lies the Ghent Lion. The City Maiden is flanked by four female virtues; on the far left and right stand two women who are blindfolded and hold a sword and scales in their hand (possibly personifying Justice), on the left front stands a woman with a cartouche with shaking hands, on the right front a woman with a burning heart and a child in her arms (possibly (Neighborly) Love). Above the throne, a crowned coat of arms and six portrait medallions of rulers.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Credit lineGentse stedenmaagd en vier allegorische termen. 1677. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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