Disobedience and Obedience
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
In the center, an open Bible with biblical quotes in Latin marked on a stone "Christus". The devilish snake of the Fall and Death as a skeleton are crushed by the stone. The Bible is surrounded by the symbols of the four evangelists. Above them, the dove of the Holy Spirit and in the sky the tetragram as a symbol of God the Father, surrounded by cherubim. On the left, the male personification of Disobedience (Inobedientia), seen from the back, with a book under his arm. On the right, the male personification of Obedience (Obedientia), his arms crossed before his chest, looking up at the tetragram. In the background, two biblical scenes are depicted. On the left, Saint Paul attempts to convert the Jews (Acts 18). On the right, the calling of four apostles by Christ (Matt. 4). The title of the print is a biblical quote from Matt. 17 in Latin. In the margin, a two-line biblical quote from 1 Cor. 1 in Dutch, French, and German.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description