Picart, Bernard, Amsterdam, Allegory with History writing history, verso lower left - stamped, Allegorical representation, revealed by Father Time, with History surrounded by a crowd of characters symbolizing the different continents. She is accompanied by Geneology, who shows her a family tree, Chronology, with tablet in her hand, Geography, who draws the world map with her compass and Mnemosyne, the goddess of memory, who points to Diogenes. In the foreground the personifications of the arts with their attributes. On the left in the background Adam and Eve, Mohammed, Moses and Aaron. On the right in the background monuments including the Colossus of Rhodes, the Tower of Babel, Golgotha, pyramids and the Temple of Solomon. In the clouds a meeting of the Olympian gods. With an empty margin., print, title page, prints, height 378 mm, width 223 mm, Northern Netherlands, 1673-06-11 - 1733-05-08, print maker, printmaker, 1726 - 1726, second quarter 18th century, paper, etching, etchings, engraving, engraving (printing process), Work conception, after own design by
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Picart, Bernard, Amsterdam, Allegory, History, writing, history, verso lower, left, - stamped, Allegorical representation, revealed, Father Time, History surrounded, crowd, characters symbolizing, different continents, accompanied, Geneology, family tree, Chronology, tablet, hand, Geography, draws, world map, compass, Mnemosyne, goddess, memory, points, Diogenes, foreground, personifications, arts, attributes, background Adam, Eve, Mohammed, Moses, Aaron, right, background monuments, Colossus, Rhodes, Tower, Babel, Golgotha, pyramids, Temple, Solomon, clouds, meeting, Olympian gods, empty margin, print, title page, prints, height 378 mm, width 223 mm, Northern Netherlands, 1673-06-11 - 1733-05-08, print maker, printmaker, 1726 - 1726, second quarter 18th century, paper, etching, etchings, engraving, printing process, Work conception, own design
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