Personificatie van vuur 1710s

"Personificatie van vuur" (Personification of Fire), a 1710s etching by Arnold Houbraken, depicts a female figure standing in a landscape setting. She holds a flaming torch in her right hand and a scroll in her left, signifying the power of fire and its association with enlightenment and knowledge. Houbraken, a Dutch artist known for his portraits and historical scenes, captured the classical aesthetic through his use of line and detail. This artwork, now part of the Rijksmuseum collection, demonstrates the artist’s skillful depiction of allegorical figures.