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Early Christianity Conquering Time and Late Christianity Being Crowned by the World
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Early Christianity Conquering Time and Late Christianity Being Crowned by the World

Jan Luyken · 1701 · etching; paper

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

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The personification of early Christianity (with attributes of torture instruments and a Bible) in the foreground. She stands on the symbols of time (a winged hourglass) and of worldly power and wealth (a crowned globe with a money purse). Cherubs fly above her. To the right behind her the personification of late Christianity is crowned by the personification of the world.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
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titelpaginaprintthe Church symbolizedWorldliness'Appetito' (Ripa)Vice, Evil, Sin'Peccato' (Ripa)
Credit lineHet vroege Christendom overwint de tijd en het late christendom wordt door de wereld gekroond. 1701. Jan Luyken. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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