Allegory of the Sciences, Allegory of the sciences. A group of female personifications. In the middle a woman standing with a helmet, on the right a woman sitting. A snake snakes around a shield at the bottom left. From a series of five allegories, painted in grisaille between 1675 and 1683 for the 'Messina' house by Philips de Flines on Herengracht, Minerva as patroness, Apollo and the Muses, Apollo Musagetes, snakes, 'Geografia', cupids: 'amores', 'amoretti', 'putti', the liberal arts, 'Artes Liberales', Philips de Flines, Gerard de Lairesse, Northern Netherlands, c. 1675 - c. 1683, canvas, oil paint (paint), h 289 cm × w 161 cm
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Allegory, Sciences, sciences, group, female personifications, middle, woman standing, helmet, right, woman sitting, snake snakes, shield, bottom left, series, five allegories, painted, grisaille, 1675, 1683, Messina' house, Philips de Flines, Herengracht, Minerva, patroness, Apollo, Muses, Apollo Musagetes, snakes, Geografia, cupids, amores, amoretti, putti, liberal arts, Artes Liberales, Gerard de Lairesse, Northern Netherlands, c, canvas, oil paint, paint
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