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Allegory on Horatius
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
In the center, a portrait bust of the Roman poet Horatius on a pedestal. The sculpture is crowned with a laurel wreath by Fame, who blows her trumpet. To the right, an allegorical figure with painting supplies in her hands. Her headgear is decorated with a laurel wreath and a sphinx as a symbol of wisdom. To the left, an allegorical figure with an instrument in her hand.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionCredit lineAllegorie op Horatius. 1684. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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