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Fame
Jan Gerritsz van Bronckhorst1656-01-01/1656-01-02
Royal Palace Amsterdam
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Fame or Good Repute is personified by a winged figure holding an olive branch and a trumpet. The trumpet stands for gossip and rumour. The olive branch symbolises Good Repute and the uprightness of the God-fearing man. The white wings stand for Fame’s purity and speed.
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Details
- Title: Fame
- Creator Lifespan: ca. 1603 - before 1661
- Creator Nationality: Dutch
- Creator Gender: Male
- Creator Death Place: Amsterdam
- Creator Birth Place: Utrecht
- Date Created: 1656-01-01/1656-01-02
- Place Part Of: Netherlands
- Display: Amsterdam, Netherlands
- Description: Oil on Canvas
- Artist: Jan van Bronckhorst
- Type: Painting
- Rights: © Stichting Koninklijk Paleis Amsterdam. Photo: Wim Ruigrok., ©Stichting Koninklijk Paleis Amsterdam
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