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Allegorical representation with the city maiden of Amsterdam and the IJ
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Allegorical representation with the city maiden of Amsterdam on the left, leaning on her leg a river god as personification of the IJ. Behind them Mercury with winged hat and staff. In the background a throne with columns in the form of personifications of the four continents. On the top of the throne the title and the coat of arms of Amsterdam. To the upper right in the sky the sun god Apollo.
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Credit lineAllegorische voorstelling met de stedenmaagd van Amsterdam en het IJ. 1671. Romeyn de Hooghe. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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