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Personification of Poetry and ornaments
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Personification of Poetry and ornaments

Bernard Picart · 1727 · etching; engraving; paper

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

About this work

Two scenes on one sheet. Top: The personification of Poetry holding a lyre. Beside her, a winged figure with a flame of inspiration on its head plays a transverse flute, accompanied by putti with books and a globe. Bottom: Ornament with lobsters.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Subjects
printornamentprentornaments ~ art'Poesia' (Ripa)
Credit linePersonificatie van de Poëzie en ornamenten. 1727. Bernard Picart. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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