Allegory of the arts Allegory of the arts. In the center an altar with two burning hearts, behind a woman with a torch. Above fly a winged woman, perhaps Fame, adorns her outfit with eyes and ears. Where the right: of a woman with a sun on her chest and a palm branch in his hand. Behind its Envy pulling the hoses from the head. Left History, an old woman reading a book, her foot on a winged hourglass. Behind her a fool. The performance is encased in a decorative frame, consisting of a hose and a variety of attributes, such as painter's palette, maulstick, sheet music, musical instruments, the
Allegory of the arts Allegory of the arts. In the center an altar with two burning hearts, behind a woman with a torch. Above fly a winged woman, perhaps Fame, adorns her outfit with eyes and ears. Where the right: of a woman with a sun on her chest and a palm branch in his hand. Behind its Envy pulling the hoses from the head. Left History, an old woman reading a book, her foot on a winged hourglass. Behind her a fool. The performance is encased in a decorative frame, consisting of a hose and a variety of attributes, such as painter's palette, maulstick, sheet music, musical instruments, the arms of Leiden and the arms of Haarlem. Manufacturer : print maker: Hieronymus van der Mijnaar drawing of: Hieronymus van der me (listed property) Place manufacture: Leiden Date: 1710 - 1761 Physical features: etching material: paper Technique: etching dimensions: plate edge: h 222 mm × W 178 mm Subject: Fame; 'Fama', 'Fama buona', 'Fama chiaramonte' (RIPA) profane heart symbol ~ love truth; 'VERITA' (RIPA) Envy; 'Invidia' (Ripa) ~ personification of one of the Seven Deadly Sins'Historia; 'Historia' (Ripa)
Size: 1423px × 1755px
Photo credit: © Art World / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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