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Oval painting of a nude infant in a plumed helmet reading a book, with an owl, globe, harp, roses and a bust.

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Allegory of the Arts I by Jacob de Wit depicts a chubby nude infant wearing a plumed helmet and reading an open book, surrounded by emblems of learning and the arts. Beside him sit an owl, a globe, a pocket watch, a harp, a sheet of music, roses, and a sculpted bust on an easel before a classical column and landscape.

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