Allegory on Philosophy

Above, the personification of philosophy reigns. In her hand she holds a ring as a symbol of eternity. Around her are the personifications of the seven sub-disciplines with their attributes: metaphysics, angelography, ethics, physics, logic, psychology and a partially cut-off seventh sub-discipline. Top left, Mercury leads a young Willem III by the hand. To the right, a cleric reigns. Bottom left and right, various scholars on both sides of a banner with the title. Above them, seven personifications of bad qualities for scientists: error, pertinacia, invidia, arrogance, praejudicium, servitus and segnities. Below, a city view of Breda on a cartouche.