Allegory on the Expansion of the City of Amsterdam by Nicolaes Pietersz. Berchem

Allegorical print with gods and nymphs in clouds above a dark sea, with Cupid, Venus, Neptune and tritons.

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Allegory on the Expansion of the City of Amsterdam, Nicolaes Pietersz. Berchem (1653), Wikimedia Commons. Via artnap.com

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This allegorical composition shows classical gods and figures in clouds above a dark sea, with Jupiter seated on an eagle near a nude Venus and Cupid. Below, Neptune and sea nymphs gather around a nude female figure rising from a shell, while a seated woman holding a scroll and a helmeted figure appear at right.

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1653

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Museum

Wikimedia Commons

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Public domain

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Cityscapes