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Reason and Philosophy Show a Young Man the Truth
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A philosopher, accompanied by a putto carrying his books, and the personification of Reason, a woman with a caduceus, point a young man the way to Truth. To the right two women holding a curtain aside and the personification of Truth, a young woman in a halo, who tramples on Folly. In the middle two putti hold an empty oval.
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Credit lineVerstand en Filosofie tonen een jonge man de Waarheid. 1610 - 1678. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.