Allegory of philosophy, Abraham Dircksz. Santvoort, 1663 print Upstairs the personification of philosophy is driven. In her hand she holds a ring as a symbol of eternity. Around her the personifications of the seven sub -disciplines with their attributes: metaphysics, angelography, ethics, physics, logic, psychology and partly cut off, seventh sub -discipline. At the top left, Mercurius takes a young Willem III by the hand. On the right a spiritual one. Left and bottom right various scholars on either side of a banner with the title. In addition, seven personifications of bad properties for sc
Allegory of philosophy, Abraham Dircksz. Santvoort, 1663 print Upstairs the personification of philosophy is driven. In her hand she holds a ring as a symbol of eternity. Around her the personifications of the seven sub -disciplines with their attributes: metaphysics, angelography, ethics, physics, logic, psychology and partly cut off, seventh sub -discipline. At the top left, Mercurius takes a young Willem III by the hand. On the right a spiritual one. Left and bottom right various scholars on either side of a banner with the title. In addition, seven personifications of bad properties for scientists: Error (error), Pertinacia (neck -streamness), invidia (envy), arrogance (arrogance), praejudicium (prejudice), Servitus (submissiveness) and segnitions (slowness). Under a cityscape of Breda on a cartouche. print maker: Netherlandspublisher: The Hague paper etching city-view, and landscape with man-made constructions. social sciences. (story of) Mercury (Hermes). philosophical disciplines (+ scholar, scientist in non-work situations). 'Philosophia'; 'Filosofia' (Ripa). Bluntness, Obtuseness, Dullness (+ allegorical scene, two or more personifications involved in an action) Breda
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