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Allegory on the Effects of Superstition and Hypocrisy
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Allegory on the Effects of Superstition and Hypocrisy

Reinier Vinkeles (I) · 1770 · etching; engraving; paper

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

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The personifications of Nature and Reason are trampled by a blindfolded man with a dagger and torch. The man is pushed forward by a woman hiding behind a mask.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Credit lineAllegorie op de uitwerking van bijgeloof en huichelarij. 1770. Reinier Vinkeles (I). Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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