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Allegory on the VOC
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Under a canopy decorated with the monogram of the Dutch East India Company sits Mercury, god of trade, at the city arms of Amsterdam. He is surrounded by money, a treasure chest, compass and a globe. To the left stands blindfolded Justice with a scale in her hand. Next to her sits the personification of the Orient accompanied by the Dutch Lion. River gods with jugs flank on the foreground a view of the harbour of Amsterdam.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionCredit lineAllegorie op de V.O.C.. 1723. Jacob Folkema. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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