Margarita Trip as Minerva, Instructing her Sister Anna Maria Trip

Ferdinand Bol, 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 208 cm x width 179 cm, height 224.2 cm x width 194.8 cm x thickness 8 cm, weight 44.8 kg
  • Physical characteristicsoil on canvas

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Identification

  • Title(s)

    • Allegory of Education: Margarita Trip (1640-1714) teaching her sister Anna Maria Trip (1652-1681)
    • Margarita Trip as Minerva, Instructing her Sister Anna Maria Trip
    • Allegory of Education (former title)

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  • Object number

    SK-A-46

  • Description

    Allegorie op het onderwijs: Margarita Trip als Minerva haar zuster Anna Maria Trip onderwijzend. Links dragen twee putti een groot boek. Op de achtergrond een pauw en een fontein met een putto op een dolfijn. Rechts het schild van Minerva.

  • Inscriptions / marks

    signature and date: ‘FBol. 1663’

Creation

  • Creation

    painter: Ferdinand Bol

  • Dating

    1663

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  • Physical description

    oil on canvas

  • Dimensions

    • height 208 cm x width 179 cm
    • height 224.2 cm x width 194.8 cm x thickness 8 cm
    • weight 44.8 kg

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