Allegory of freemasonry, ca. 1810-1840. Dark temple with groups of figures near three columns. In the center two women are illuminated by a young man (beauty). The seated woman has a book open on her lap, a diadem with a compass on her head, her right hand with gavel and square resting on a shield with the all-seeing eye. Left hercules with a lion in a muzzle (power). At the column on the right, symbols of minerva, arts and sciences (wisdom); icon class code: 25f34; icon class code: 12e61; icon class code: 11q511; icon class code: 31a233; icon class code: 11c11; icon class code: 94l; icon class code: 92c28; icon class code: 12u(freemasonry)1; print. Object Type: print. Date: 1810 - 1840; 1810 - 1840. Place of creation: Nederland. Dimensions: height: 526 mm (20.70 in)width: 372 mm (14.64 in). Medium: mezzotint, paper. Collection: Rijksmuseum. Allegorie op de vrijmetselarij, ca. 1810-1840
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