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Allegory on Changeability
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Allegory on Changeability

Arnold Houbraken · 1710 - 1719 · pen; etching; paper

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

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Allegorical representation with a globe on a pedestal with a bas-relief, flanked by Father Time (right), with an hourglass on his head and wings on his back, and the personified Truth (left), with a sun on her head. Father Time points with one hand at the globe and with the other at an All-Seeing Eye in the upper left background. Behind the globe, a third figure, the personification of Lies, turns away with a bundle of burning sticks in his hand. Print from a series of 41 emblems.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Credit lineAllegorie op de veranderlijkheid. 1710 - 1719. Arnold Houbraken. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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