Picart, Bernard, Amsterdam, Allegory of the genius of Homer, verso lower left - stamped, The personification of Heroic Poetry leads a boy, symbolizing the genius of Homer, to the temple of memory. Envy (Invidia) tries to stop them. Mnemosyne, the goddess of memory, opens the doors of the temple. Father Time hangs a portrait medallion of Homer above the entrance. In the sky Fame (Fama) blowing the trumpet. With an empty margin., print, prints, height 147 mm, width 86 mm, Northern Netherlands, 1673-06-11 - 1733-05-08, print maker, printmaker, 1711 - 1711, first quarter 18th century, paper, etching, etchings, engraving, engraving (printing process), Work conception
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Picart, Bernard, Amsterdam, Allegory, genius, Homer, verso lower, left, - stamped, personification, Heroic Poetry leads, boy, symbolizing, temple, memory, Envy, Invidia, tries, stop them, Mnemosyne, goddess, opens, doors, Father Time hangs, portrait medallion, entrance, sky Fame, Fama, blowing, trumpet, empty margin, print, prints, height 147 mm, width 86 mm, Northern Netherlands, 1673-06-11 - 1733-05-08, print maker, printmaker, 1711 - 1711, first quarter 18th century, paper, etching, etchings, engraving, printing process, Work conception
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