Personifications in Art

Engravings of women symbolizing virtues and concepts, adorned with traditional attributes, showcasing artistic interpretations of allegorical themes.

A female figure as a personification of time points to the twelve signs of the zodiac and holds a mirror in her left hand. At her feet is a monstrous fable. In the background a ruin and a damaged classical statue on a pedestal. Print from a series of 41 sentence images, Personification of time Tydt (title on object) Een-en-veertigh pieces, verscheydene Sinnebeelden (series title), print maker: Arnold Houbraken, (mentioned on object), Arnold Houbraken, publisher: Leonard Schenk, Amsterdam, 1710 - 1719, paper, etching, engraving, pen, h 182 mm × w 90 mm
A female figure as a personification of time points to the twelve signs of the zodiac and holds a mirror in her left hand. At her feet is a monstrous fable. In the background a ruin and a damaged classical statue on a pedestal. Print from a series of 41 sentence images, Personification of time Tydt (title on object) Een-en-veertigh pieces, verscheydene Sinnebeelden (series title), print maker: Arnold Houbraken, (mentioned on object), Arnold Houbraken, publisher: Leonard Schenk, Amsterdam, 1710 - 1719, paper, etching, engraving, pen, h 182 mm × w 90 mm