Raad de allegorie

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Op woensdag 14 maart 2007 12:37 schreef KroJo het volgende:
het lijkt me een allegorie over de mecencas, de steun aan de kunsten en wetenschappen...

de schilder, muzikanten, dichters, beeldhouwers en disputerende wetenschappers die door de dame in het midden waarschijnlijk financieel op de been gehouden worden, terwijl het 'gewone volk' aan de rand bewonderend toekijkt

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Allegory of the Arts and Sciences Gerard Thomas (Antwerp 1663 – Antwerp 1720/21), Second half of 17th century, National Museum in Poznań.

The artist depicted a scene with a multitude of figures in groups which were to symbolize various branches of knowledge and art. The artists and scholars follow their crafts under the patronage of Jove, Athena and Mercury in the clouds high above, while ancient men of wisdom are watching the artists and scholars from the balcony above the entrance to the temple-academy.

Gerard Thomas – Flemish painter, son of Pieter, in 1680- 1681 he was a pupil of Gottfried Maes, in 1688/89 becoming a master in the painters’ guild in Antwerp. Under the influence of David Teiniers the Younger he painted multifigural allegorical scenes, and also particulary alchemists’ rooms and artists’ studios, frequently as pendants.