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Allegory of Spring
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Allegory of Spring

Pietro Testa · 1621 - 1650 · etching; engraving; paper

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

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Allegorical representation of the season spring. The sun, represented as the god Apollo on his sun chariot, floats top left. Next to the chariot Venus and Amor float on clouds. Right a group of putti. On the ground a winged figure, sitting on a ball of fire, pulled by two swans over water. Around the water various personifications of flowers and loving couples.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Subjects
printspring, 'Ver''Primavera' (Ripa)couple of lovers
Credit lineAllegorie van de Lente. 1621 - 1650. Pietro Testa. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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