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Allegory of Poverty by Adriaen van de Venne — VisualArtsDB

Allegory of Poverty

Allegory of Poverty

Adriaen van de Venne

Dimensions: 54.6 × 42.2 cm
Genre: Allegorical painting
Museum: Allen Memorial Art Museum (AMAM), Oberlin, OH, US

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