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Pride begets Envy
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Pride begets Envy

Crispijn van de Passe (I) · 1601 · engraving; paper

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

About this work

The female personification of Pride (Superbia), holding a mirror and peacock feathers. In the background, the Tower of Babel. The image is framed by a border with a Latin inscription set within a richly decorated cartouche. Third print from a series of eight depicting the cycle of human action.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Subjects
printPride
Credit lineHoogmoed brengt Afgunst voort. 1601. Crispijn van de Passe (I). Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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