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Wisdom
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Wisdom

Cornelis Massijs · c. 1543 - c. 1544 · engraving; paper

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

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The personification of the virtue Wisdom looks up to heaven, where God appears, for divine inspiration. She holds the Tables of the Law in her hands, and a book lies on a stone. In the background, a landscape with a city.

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Credit lineWijsheid. c. 1543 - c. 1544. Cornelis Massijs. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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