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Emblem with an allegory of piety
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Emblem with an allegory of piety

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 piety (godliness) represented as a woman with a church model, she gives money to a beggar. In a chapel a man kneels before the tables of the law. Below the image and on the verso is a poem.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Credit lineEmbleem met allegorie op vroomheid. 1681 - 1737. François van Bleyswijck. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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