Allegorische voorstelling met Filosofie en Minerva 1690

This anonymous etching from 1690 entitled "Allegorische voorstelling met Filosofie en Minerva" depicts Philosophy and Minerva, the Roman goddess of wisdom, in an interior setting surrounded by various scientific instruments, such as a globe, a compass, and a sextant. The scene is reminiscent of a still life and conveys a sense of intellectual pursuit and discovery. The etching is a fine example of the 17th-century Dutch tradition of allegorical representations of scientific and philosophical thought.