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Piety showing the Bible to two women
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Piety showing the Bible to two women

Simon Fokke · 1758 · etching; engraving; paper

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

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The personification of Piety or Zeal of Faith with a flame on her head shows a Bible to two women who avert their gaze. One of the women has a compass on her head. On the left, putti sit with Christian images: Adam and Eve, the birth of Christ, and Christ on the cross.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Subjects
printFaith, 'Fides'
Credit lineVroomheid toont bijbel aan twee vrouwen. 1758. Simon Fokke. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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