Picart, Bernard, Amsterdam, Title page for: AG Luïscius, Het algemeen historische, geographisch en genealogisch woordenboek, 1724-1737, Allegory with History writing history, verso stamped under, 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. In the margin a seven-line caption in Dutch., print, engraving, title page, prints, Frederik Muller Historieplaten, height 373 mm, width 224 mm, Noord-Nederlands, 1673-06-11 - 1733-05-08, print maker, printmaker, 1726 - 1726, second quarter 18th century, paper, papier, etching, etchings, engraving (printing process), Work conception, after own design by
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Picart, Bernard, Amsterdam, Title page, AG Luïscius, Het algemeen historische, geographisch en genealogisch woordenboek, 1724-1737, Allegory, History, writing, history, verso, stamped, under, 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, left, background Adam, Eve, Mohammed, Moses, Aaron, right, background monuments, Colossus, Rhodes, Tower, Babel, Golgotha, pyramids, Temple, Solomon, clouds, meeting, Olympian gods, margin, seven-line caption, Dutch, print, engraving, title page, prints, Frederik Muller Historieplaten, height 373 mm, width 224 mm, Noord-Nederlands, 1673-06-11 - 1733-05-08, print maker, printmaker, 1726 - 1726, second quarter 18th century, paper, papier, etching, etchings, printing process, Work conception, own design
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