Identification title(s): allegory of freedom. Object type: painting object number: sk-a-4086. Inscriptions / marks: signature and date, bottom right: 'm: terwesten f 1701'. Description: allegory of freedom. Seated half-naked female personification of freedom holding a lance with a hat. She points with her right hand to three putti that make a bundle of seven arrows. Manufacture. Manufacturer: painter: mattheus terwesten (signed by hand). Date: 1701. Physical characteristics: oil on canvas. Material: canvas oil paint. Dimensions: carrier: h 126 cm. × w 105. 5 cm. Topic: what: freedom, liberty; 'libertà ' (ripa) (+ abstract concept represented by female figure). Acquisition: purchase october 16, 1962. Object Type: painting. Genre: allegory. Date: 1701. Dimensions: height: 126 cm (49.6 in) ; width: 105.5 cm (41.5 in). Medium: oil on canvas. Collection: Rijksmuseum. Allegorie op de vrijheid, SK-A-4086
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