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Woman in a robe seated beside an armillary sphere and measuring tools, in a stone room with an arched window; reddish-brown woodcut print.

Allegorie op de geometrie

A seated woman in a flowing robe holds a compass and rests her hand on a tablet, surrounded by an armillary sphere, dividers, and other measuring instruments on the floor. An arched window behind her opens onto a cloudy sky and a potted plant on a ledge. The print is rendered in warm reddish-brown tones with white highlights.

Artist
anoniem
Date
1500-1599
Medium
Source
Rijksmuseum
Size
1808 × 2264 px
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Public domain · Rijksmuseum marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1599.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: Public Domain Mark (Rijksmuseum, image license https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

Español: Alegoría de la geometría, xilografía en claroscuro

Una mujer sentada, con una larga túnica, sostiene un compás y apoya la mano sobre una tablilla, rodeada en el suelo por una esfera armilar, compases y otros instrumentos de medición. Tras ella, una ventana en arco se abre a un cielo nublado y a una planta en maceta sobre un saliente. La estampa tiene tonos cálidos marrón rojizo con reflejos blancos.

Português: Alegoria da geometria, xilogravura em claro-escuro

Uma mulher sentada, com uma longa túnica, segura um compasso e apoia a mão sobre uma tábua, cercada no chão por uma esfera armilar, compassos e outros instrumentos de medição. Atrás dela, uma janela em arco se abre para um céu nublado e para uma planta em vaso sobre um parapeito. A gravura tem tons quentes castanho-avermelhados com realces brancos.

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