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Allegory of Wrong Belief (Opinio)
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Allegory of Wrong Belief (Opinio)

Jeremias Wachsmuth · 1721 - 1771 · etching; paper

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

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Opinion sits blindfolded and crowned on a globe, holding a spinning top. She stands with one foot on a wheel; beneath the globe lie crowns, helmets, and a mitre. To the left, Cupid has fallen backward. To the right, a woman with a palm branch and wings examines a pearl. With a four-line verse in German and two lines in Latin below the print. Numbered in the upper right: u.u.u.4.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Credit lineAllegorie op Verkeerde Overtuiging (Opinio). 1721 - 1771. Jeremias Wachsmuth. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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