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Margarita Trip as Minerva, Instructing her Sister Anna Maria Trip
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Margarita Trip as Minerva, Instructing her Sister Anna Maria Trip

Ferdinand Bol · 1663 · canvas; oil paint (paint)

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

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In 1662 the fabulously wealthy Trip family moved into the stateliest private residence in all of Amsterdam. Hanging above a mantelpiece in one of the private rooms was this portrait of two of the Trip daughters: Margarita, wearing a helmet and a breastplate, represents Minerva (goddess of art and science), and the eager student kneeling by her side is her eleven-year-old sister Anna Maria. In reality, Anna Maria received instruction from a private tutor.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
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paintingMargarita TripAnna Maria Tripornamental birds: peacockbookMinerva as patronessTrippenhuis
Credit lineMargarita Trip as Minerva, Instructing her Sister Anna Maria Trip. 1663. Ferdinand Bol. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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