Allegory with History Writing History

Allegorical representation, revealed by Father Time, with History surrounded by a crowd of figures symbolizing the different continents. She is accompanied by Genealogy, showing her a family tree, Chronology, holding a tablet, Geography, drawing the world map with her compass, and Mnemosyne, the goddess of memory, pointing to Diogenes. In the foreground, the personifications of the arts with their attributes. In the background on the left, Adam and Eve, Mohammed, Moses and Aaron. In the background on the right, monuments including the Colossus of Rhodes, the Tower of Babel, Golgotha, pyramids and the Temple of Solomon. In the clouds, a gathering of the Olympian gods. In the margin, a seven-line inscription in Dutch.