Allegory on the third centenary of the Fondation de l'Université de Basle, Academiae patriae eiusdemq proceribus (...) (title on object), In the middle of the scene an obelisk, which is a reminder of the past, with Pope Pius II as founder is honored. On the left the Rhine is depicted as a waterfall and personified as a bringer of prosperity. Below the obelisk are freedom and knowledge personified by two women shaking hands. On the right some putti and instruments are depicted as signs of science. Above it is a view of Basel., print maker: Christian von Mechel, after drawing by: Johann Kaspar Heilmann, Paris, 1760, paper, etching, height 472 mm × width 331 mm, print
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Allegory, third centenary, Fondation de l'Université de Basle, Academiae patriae eiusdemq proceribus, title, object, middle, scene, obelisk, reminder, past, Pope Pius II, founder, honored, left, Rhine, depicted, waterfall, personified, bringer, prosperity, freedom, knowledge personified, two women, shaking, hands, right, putti, instruments, signs, science, view, Basel, print maker, Christian von Mechel, drawing, Johann Kaspar Heilmann, Paris, 1760, paper, etching, height 472 mm ×, width, 331 mm, print
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