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Etching of a seated draped woman raising a brush beside an easel, with a small child figure at her feet and a cloudy landscape behind.

Allegorie op de schilderkunst

An etching shows a seated, draped female figure holding a brush aloft in one hand and resting a palette on her knee, beside an easel and a small putto at her feet. Soft hatched lines describe the clouds, drapery and ground, with a faint classical landscape behind her.

Artist
Giovanni David (mentioned on object)
Date
1753-1790
Medium
Source
Rijksmuseum
Size
2639 × 4000 px
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Public domain · Rijksmuseum marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1790.
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 pintura

Un grabado muestra a una figura femenina sentada y drapeada que levanta un pincel en una mano y apoya una paleta en la rodilla, junto a un caballete y un pequeño putto a sus pies. Las líneas sombreadas describen nubes, ropajes y el suelo, con un paisaje clásico tenue detrás.

Português: Alegoria da pintura

Uma gravura mostra uma figura feminina sentada e drapeada, que ergue um pincel em uma mão e apoia uma paleta no joelho, ao lado de um cavalete e de um pequeno putto aos seus pés. Linhas hachuradas descrevem nuvens, panejamento e o chão, com uma paisagem clássica esmaecida ao fundo.

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