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Composition study and allegory of painting
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Composition study and allegory of painting

anonymous · c. 1650 - c. 1799 · pen; paper; ink; pencil

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

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Also a study of an allegory on (the origin of) painting. A standing woman in a toga, the personification of painting, holds brushes and a palette in her left hand and is surrounded by (semi-)nude women and putti. Page 13 from a sketchbook with 72 pages.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Subjects
schetsboekblad'Pittura' (Ripa)architecture
Credit lineCompositiestudie en allegorie op de schilderkunst. c. 1650 - c. 1799. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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