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Emblem with an allegory of modesty

François van Bleyswijck · 1681 - 1737 · etching; paper

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

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Emblem with an allegory of modesty represented by a woman with a mirror and scales and a scepter with the all-seeing eye, in a round frame with ornaments. Below the image and on the verso is a poem.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description

Subjects

print boekillustratie Discretion, Modesty 'Discretione', 'Modestia' (Ripa)

Credit lineEmbleem met allegorie op zedigheid. 1681 - 1737. François van Bleyswijck. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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