Minerva receives a young man, Minerva receives a young man and leads him towards the personification of God's commandments. A putto flies above her with a flame above her head and a bell in her hand. At her feet a reading putto leans against a horn of abundance and a putto with laurel wreath stands by a globe. To the left of Minerva is a portrait bust by Hugo de Groot. The performance is crowned by a weapon with the text: Illustra nos sol justitiae. Left and right of this bust of Justinian and Ulpian, (story of) Minerva (Pallas, Athena), cupids: 'amores', 'amoretti', 'putti', historical


Minerva receives a young man, Minerva receives a young man and leads him towards the personification of God's commandments. A putto flies above her with a flame above her head and a bell in her hand. At her feet a reading putto leans against a horn of abundance and a putto with laurel wreath stands by a globe. To the left of Minerva is a portrait bust by Hugo de Groot. The performance is crowned by a weapon with the text: Illustra nos sol justitiae. Left and right of this bust of Justinian and Ulpian, (story of) Minerva (Pallas, Athena), cupids: 'amores', 'amoretti', 'putti', historical persons ((full) bust portrait), Simon Fokke (mentioned on object), 1750 - 1790, paper, etching, h 233 mm × w 174 mm


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