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Personification of Painting
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Personification of Painting

Pietro Testa · c. 1637 - c. 1638 · etching; paper

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

About this work

In the center, an allegory of Painting. Next to her, a sculpture of the Artemis of Ephesus. To the right, allegories of Fame and Time. In the center background, the three Graces and a palm tree. To the left, drawing children and youths. Inscription in the lower margin.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Subjects
print'Pittura' (Ripa)draughtsman at worktrees: palm-treeFame
Credit linePersonificatie van schilderkunst. c. 1637 - c. 1638. Pietro Testa. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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