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Oval painting of a winged infant holding scales and a palm frond, with gold coins, a scroll, and a torch nearby.

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An oval painting by Jacob de Wit, titled Allegory of the Arts IV, shows a winged infant figure holding a set of scales and a palm frond. Coins, a red pouch, a rolled scroll, and a burning torch lie in the foreground and background, with a shadowy figure and weapons at the edges.

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