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Allegory of Nature and Painting
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Allegory of Nature and Painting

Cornelis Schut (I) · 1618 - 1655 · etching; engraving; paper

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

About this work

On the right, a painting woman personifies Painting. She works on a painting with Fortuna and Time. On the left, a child squints at the milk spurting from Nature. Putti hold a banner with a Latin text soliciting Cornelis Schut's prints. Intended as a title page?

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Credit lineAllegorie op de natuur en schilderkunst. 1618 - 1655. Cornelis Schut (I). Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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