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Hope
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Hope

1589 - 1590 · engraving; paper

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

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The female personification of Hope (Spes). She sits on a stone and rests one foot on a globe. Beside her an anchor and a spade. In the background on the right, Jonah sits under the gourd tree. In the background on the left, the citizens of Nineveh show repentance after Jonah's prophecy of their city's destruction.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Credit lineHoop. 1589 - 1590. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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