Roemer with a poem to Constantijn Huygens
Anna Roemers Visscher engraved one of her own poems on a wine glass as a gift for Constantijn Huygens. The verses contain both a lament and a request: her pen has run dry, and her mind has turned to rust. She asks Huygens to fetch her some water from Helicon – home of the Muses – so that her ink will flow freely and she can write poems once again.
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Roemer with a poem to Constantijn Huygens
Anna Roemers Visscher engraved one of her own poems on a wine glass as a gift for Constantijn Huygens. The verses contain both a lament and a request: her pen has run dry, and her mind has turned to rust. She asks Huygens to fetch her some water from Helicon – home of the Muses – so that her ink will flow freely and she can write poems once again.
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Aankoop met steun van de Rijksmuseum-Stichting
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Purchased with the support of the Rijksmuseum-Stichting
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Anna Roemers Visscher engraved ...... he can write poems once again.
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Anna Roemers Visscher graveerd ...... oeien en zij weer kan dichten.
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BK-1983-15
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Rijksmuseum
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Roemer met een gedicht op Constantijn Huygens
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Roemer with a poem to Constantijn Huygens
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created
1619
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1619
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extent
diameter 6.2 cm
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diameter 8.2 cm
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geheel hoogte 14,0 cm
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grondvlak diameter 6,2 cm
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height 14.0 cm
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mondrand diameter 8,2 cm
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Collectie: glas
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Collection: glass
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temporal
eerste kwart 17e eeuw
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first quarter 17th century
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