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Ceiling decoration from Palazzo Barberini
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Ceiling decoration from Palazzo Barberini

anonymous · 1692 - 1762 · engraving; paper

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

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Part of the vault decoration in the salon of Palazzo Barberini with Hercules driving away the Harpies, so that Justice and Abundance can help the poor. Latin text in the lower margin.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Subjects
printharpy (fabulous bird)'Arpie' (Ripa)
Credit lineGewelfdecoratie uit Pallazzo Barberini. 1692 - 1762. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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