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Escaped Bird: Allegory of Chastity
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Escaped Bird: Allegory of Chastity

Frans van Mieris (I) · 1676 · panel; oil paint (paint)

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

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The escaped bird: allegory on lost chastity. A young woman sitting outside on a bench tries to prevent a bird from escaping from a box. She holds her left hand up warningly, on her head a cap with a plume.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Credit lineEscaped Bird: Allegory of Chastity. 1676. Frans van Mieris (I). Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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