Nicolaas Verkolje, 1702 - Apotheosis of the Dutch East India Company (Allegory - fine art print

What does the original artwork description of the Rijksmuseum state about the 18th century artwork made by Nicolaas Verkolje? (© Copyright - by Rijksmuseum - Rijksmuseum)

Allegorical scene with the female personification of the Amsterdam Chamber of the Dutch East India Company seated on a throne. At the head she wears a crown ships, in the right hand a sword with laurel wreath, book in his left hand and documents. Behind the throne Mercury, left a seated woman with a dog and a key, right, a female personification of a stir in the hands. Right two putti, Neptune and a galley with two columns. Made a penny from 1702 beaten in honor of the centenary of the VOC.

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The masterpiece was painted by the male artist Nicolaas Verkolje. It forms part of the digital collection of Rijksmuseum, which is the largest museum for Dutch art and history from the Middle Ages to the present day. With courtesy of - Rijksmuseum (licensed - public domain).: . On top of that, alignment of the digital reproduction is in landscape format with a side ratio of 3 : 2, which implies that the length is 50% longer than the width. The painter, printmaker Nicolaas Verkolje was an artist, whose art style can mainly be classified as Baroque. The Dutch artist was born in 1673 in Delft, South Holland, Netherlands and passed away at the age of 73 in the year 1746 in Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands.

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