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Personification of Mathematics
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Personification of Mathematics

anonymous · 1640 - 1648 · engraving; paper

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

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The crowned personification of Mathematics sits on a dais and holds a scepter in her hand. Around her stand other personifications, including Geometry with compass and Wisdom with a mirror. At the bottom, a cartouche with the title flanked by two putti. Title page for a mathematical thesis.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Subjects
titelpaginaprint'Mathematica''Mathematica' (Ripa)Prudence, 'Prudentia'
Credit linePersonificatie van de Wiskunde. 1640 - 1648. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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