Allegory on the death of Voltaire, Gabriel Jacques de Saint -Aubin, 1778 - 1780 drawing The nymph on the shell pours water over a swan, this is a symbol for poetic inspiration. In the background, the poet Voltaire is crowned by death. paper. watercolor (paint). ink. graphite (mineral) pen / brush river-gods. Naiads, river- and spring-nymphs; usually carrying an urn; 'Naiadi, ninfe de' fiumi' (Ripa)

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