Vrouw schrijft aan tafel in bijzijn van Minerva en Faam met loftrompet 1643

Cornelis van Dalen I’s 1643 etching, “Vrouw schrijft aan tafel in bijzijn van Minerva en Faam met loftrompet,” depicts a woman writing at a table, watched over by Minerva and Fame. The central figure is a woman seated at a table, writing in a book. She is surrounded by objects like a globe and a musical instrument. Minerva, the goddess of wisdom and protector of arts, is seen in the background, and Fame is represented as an angel blowing a trumpet and holding a banner that proclaims “T’ LOFF DER VROUWEN” (the praise of women). This artwork, created by a prominent 17th-century Dutch artist, exemplifies the artistic trends of the Baroque period.