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Allegory of the True Faith
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Allegory of the True Faith

Jan Punt · 1751 · etching; engraving; paper

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

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Justice sits on a cloud, with the tables of the law beside her. A putto shows her a mirror. Before her stands an altar upon which three religious books lie. Truth kneels before the altar and is crowned by an allegorical female figure. Beside them, a putto lets a plumb line swing. To the right, an allegorical female figure with a scourge drives away two figures.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Subjects
printJustice, 'Justitia'True Religion vs. False ReligionTruth'Verità' (Ripa)crowning with laurel
Credit lineAllegorie op het Ware Geloof. 1751. Jan Punt. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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