An Allegory of the Arts with Isis and Geometry Attending the Three-headed Figure of Painting and Sculpture, a Putto Crowning her with Laurels

Erasmus Quellinus Flemish

17th century

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Title: An Allegory of the Arts with Isis and Geometry Attending the Three-headed Figure of Painting and Sculpture, a Putto Crowning her with Laurels
Artist: Erasmus Quellinus (Flemish, Antwerp 1607–1678 Antwerp)
Date: 17th century
Medium: Point of brush and black ink and gray wash, with brown ink, heightened with white gouache
Dimensions: sheet: 8 7/16 x 10 15/16 in. (21.5 x 27.8 cm)
Classification: Drawings
Credit Line: Purchase, Guy Wildenstein Gift, 2008
Object Number: 2008.47
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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