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Personification of the Arts at her writing desk
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
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The personification of the Arts sits at a writing desk and is crowned by a trumpet-blowing putto with the symbol of eternity: a snake biting its own tail. At her foot walks a rooster. In front of the writing desk stands a woman with a spear and two little wings on her head. On a scroll above the scene the text: L. Smitthii Messis Aurea, et Theographia.
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Credit linePersonificatie van de Kunsten aan haar schrijftafel. 1722 - 1784. Simon Fokke. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
