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Folly and Wisdom Side by Side
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Folly and Wisdom Side by Side

anonymous · 1635 - 1715 · letterpress printing; engraving; paper

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

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Folly and wisdom side by side. Folly is depicted as an owl with a fool's scepter. Wisdom is depicted as a woman with a book and a palm branch. Subject categories within the Atlas Zeden en Gewoonten: Manners and Customs in the narrower sense. Popular life. Allegorical representations from popular life on series prints. Months and various (allegories).

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
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printboekillustratieproverbs, sayings, etc.owls
Credit lineDwaasheid en wijsheid naast elkaar. 1635 - 1715. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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