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Pictura (An Allegory of Painting), 1661. Creator: Frans van Mieris I.

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Pictura (An Allegory of Painting), 1661. Additional Info: Images depicting the allegory of art were traditionally used to classify painting as one of the liberal arts. A woman, usually idealized, personifies Pictura (Painting) and holds objects vital to artistic creation. In her left hand she holds a palette, brushes, and a small plaster sculpture that served as a model for larger works. Around her neck she wears a mask on a chain, which may refer to art's ability to deceive through the art of illusion. Frans van Mieris the Elder adopted the antique model of Pictura but updated it for his time. The model is not classically beautiful or idealized; she is an average young woman observed from everyday Dutch life.

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Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Art

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HRM24A63_156

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Droits gérés

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51,9Mo (2,0Mo) / 31,0cm x 42,0cm / 3660 x 4960 (300dpi)

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Europe portrait female women woman people head historical arts painting model statue statues art Netherlands Dutch color scene Baroque depiction century palette statuette paintbrush paintbrushes artwork concept looking at camera head and shoulders 17th century Plaster Cast Colour allegory allegorical golden age allegorical figure culture history historic seventeenth century artistic school TGN direct gaze Frans the Elder Baroque Era Dutch Golden Age Mieris Frans van Frans van Mieris I Frans van Mieris the Elder Painting Heritage Art Francis Mieris Low Countries Mieris Frans I van Frans van Mieris (I) Mieris I Frans van