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Part of a frieze on the mantelpiece in the Aldermen's Chamber of the Town Hall on the Dam
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Part of a frieze on the mantelpiece in the Aldermen's Chamber of the Town Hall on the Dam

Hubert Quellinus · 1663 · etching; engraving; paper

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

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Part of a frieze on one of the two shoulders in the Vroedschapskamer of the Town Hall on the Dam in Amsterdam. On that frieze, of which this representation is a part, an allegorical representation is depicted in which Good Counsel, Unity and Peace drive away vices such as Malice, Deceit, Selfishness, Drunkenness, Slander and Venom. See RP-P-AO-22-2R-1 and RP-P-AO-22-2R-2 for the other parts of the frieze. The representation is explained in the register (RP-P-AO-22-2-2). Numbered in the lower right: 3. Marked in the lower middle: R.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Subjects
printboekillustratiesnakestailless amphibians: toadwater-birds: goose
Credit lineDeel van fries op schouw in Vroedschapskamer van het Stadhuis op de Dam. 1663. Hubert Quellinus. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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