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  • 71Arithmetic rope — [ Allegory of the Arithmetic with knotted rope (taken from the Hortus deliciarum (around 1180)] The arithmetic rope, or knotted rope, was a widely used arithmetic tool in the Middle Ages that could be used to solve many mathematical and… …

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  • 72Treaty of Oliva — Allegory of the Peace of Oliwa by Theodoor van Thulden …

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  • 73Rampjaar — Allegory of the Disaster Year by Jan van Wijckersloot (1673). In this allegorical painting, a young Orangist shows a regent, wearing a nightcap, an allegorical drawing. In this drawing, the Dutch lion is pictured inside a Dutch garde …

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  • 74Jean-Baptiste Descamps — Allegory of the discovery of America Painting attributed to Jean Baptiste Descamps. Jean Baptiste Descamps (August 28, 1714 – June 30, 1791) was a French writer and painter of village scenes. Descamps was born in Dunkirk, but lived principa …

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  • 75Carstian Luyckx — Allegory of Charles I of England and Henrietta of France in a Vanitas Still Life held at the Birmingham Museum of Art Carstian Luyckx (1623 c. 1675) was a Flemish painter. Other spellings of his name include Christiaan, Christian, Lycksc and …

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  • 76Claudio Francesco Beaumont — Allegory of Painting, at the Musée des Beaux Arts de Brest. Cavaliere Claudio Francesco Beaumont, (July 4, 1694 – June 21, 1766) was born in Turin.[1] After studying some time in his n …

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  • 77Manuel Lopes Rodrigues — Allegory of the Republic, 1897 Manuel Lopes Rodrigues (December 31, 1860 October 22, 1917) was a Brazilian Realist painter. Born in the city of Salvador, in the State of Bahia, he was initially homeschooled by his father, João Francisco Lopes… …

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  • 78allegorisation — allegory ► NOUN (pl. allegories) ▪ a story, poem, or picture which can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning. DERIVATIVES allegorist noun allegorization (also allegorisation) noun allegorize (also allegorise) verb. ORIGIN Greek all …

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  • 79allegorise — allegory ► NOUN (pl. allegories) ▪ a story, poem, or picture which can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning. DERIVATIVES allegorist noun allegorization (also allegorisation) noun allegorize (also allegorise) verb. ORIGIN Greek all …

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  • 80allegorist — allegory ► NOUN (pl. allegories) ▪ a story, poem, or picture which can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning. DERIVATIVES allegorist noun allegorization (also allegorisation) noun allegorize (also allegorise) verb. ORIGIN Greek all …

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