Allegory of Fame, Allegory of Fame. In the middle the female personification sits on a throne with a sphere on her lap. Upstairs the Faam blows on her trumpet. From a series of five allegories, painted in grisaille between 1675 and 1683 for the 'Messina' house by Philips de Flines on Herengracht, Fame, 'Fama', 'Fama buona', 'Fama chiara' (Ripa) (abstract concept represented by female figure), Philips de Flines, Gerard de Lairesse, Northern Netherlands, 1675 - 1683, canvas, oil paint (paint), h 288 cm × w 152 cm

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Allegory of Fame, Allegory of Fame. In the middle the female personification sits on a throne with a sphere on her lap. Upstairs the Faam blows on her trumpet. From a series of five allegories, painted in grisaille between 1675 and 1683 for the 'Messina' house by Philips de Flines on Herengracht, Fame, 'Fama', 'Fama buona', 'Fama chiara' (Ripa) (abstract concept represented by female figure), Philips de Flines, Gerard de Lairesse, Northern Netherlands, 1675 - 1683, canvas, oil paint (paint), h 288 cm × w 152 cm

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