Minerva overhandigt een boek aan een oude man 1740
jancasparphilips
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aged paper
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light pencil work
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pencil sketch
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old engraving style
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personal sketchbook
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pen-ink sketch
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sketchbook drawing
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pencil work
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storyboard and sketchbook work
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sketchbook art
"Minerva overhandigt een boek aan een oude man" (Minerva handing a book to an old man) is an etching created in 1740 by Dutch artist Jan Caspar Philips (1700-1775). This artwork currently resides in the Rijksmuseum. The print depicts the Roman goddess Minerva, who represents wisdom and the arts, presenting a book to an elderly scholar while two cherubs observe in the foreground. The scene is set in a landscape, symbolizing the connection between knowledge and nature, with the inscription at the bottom highlighting the various academic disciplines represented.
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