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Allegorical painting: an armored enthroned woman, a standing warrior, and reclining figures before columns, ships and a stormy sky.

Apotheosis of the Dutch East India Company (Allegory of the Amsterdam Chamber of Commerce of the VOC)

An allegorical painting of classical figures in a stormy harbor setting. A helmeted, armored woman sits enthroned at center beside a standing warrior, while a reclining woman with a dog and a bare-chested figure with a staff occupy the foreground. Ships, columns, and dark clouds fill the background.

Artist
Nicolaas Verkolje
Date
1702-1746
Medium
Source
Rijksmuseum
Size
4000 × 2759 px
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Public domain · Rijksmuseum marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1746.
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 Compañía Neerlandesa de las Indias Orientales con barcos

Una pintura alegórica de figuras clásicas en un escenario de puerto tormentoso. Una mujer armada con casco se sienta en un trono en el centro, junto a un guerrero de pie, mientras una mujer reclinada con un perro y una figura de torso desnudo con un bastón ocupan el primer plano. Barcos, columnas y nubes oscuras llenan el fondo.

Português: Alegoria da Companhia Holandesa das Índias Orientais com navios

Uma pintura alegórica de figuras clássicas em um cenário de porto tempestuoso. Uma mulher armada com elmo senta-se em um trono ao centro, ao lado de um guerreiro em pé, enquanto uma mulher reclinada com um cão e uma figura de torso nu com um bastão ocupam o primeiro plano. Navios, colunas e nuvens escuras preenchem o fundo.

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