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Margarita Trip as Minerva, Instructing her Sister Anna Maria Trip
Ferdinand Bol (1616–1680), oil on canvas, 1663
In 1662 the fabulously wealthy Trip family moved into the stateliest private residence in all of Amsterdam. Hanging above a mantelpiece in one of the private rooms was this portrait of two of the Trip daughters: Margarita, wearing a helmet and a breastplate, represents Minerva (goddess of art and science), and the eager student kneeling by her side is her eleven-yearold sister Anna Maria. In reality, Anna Maria received instruction from a private tutor.
- Artwork typepainting
- Object numberSK-A-46
- Dimensionsheight 224.2 cm x width 194.8 cm x thickness 8 cm, weight 44.8 kg, height 208 cm x width 179 cm