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Reason

Philips Galle · c. 1585 - c. 1590 · engraving; paper

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

About this work

A standing woman with a rod in her right hand and the bridle of a horse in her left hand. Reason keeps the feelings of man in check, just as the rod keeps children and the bridle the horse. Below the image two lines of text in Latin. The print is part of an album.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description

Subjects

print albumblad Rationality, Reasoning

Credit lineRede. c. 1585 - c. 1590. Philips Galle. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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