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Allegorical Representation Surrounding the Deeds of the Apostles
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Allegorical Representation Surrounding the Deeds of the Apostles

Willem Roosing · c. 1780 - c. 1800 · etching; paper

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

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Vignette with the apostles in the center during the descent of the Holy Spirit, flanked by depictions from the lives of the apostles. In the foreground four personifications of the cardinal virtues and naked children. One of them holds a scroll on which another writes the word 'proof'.

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Credit lineAllegorische voorstelling rond de handelingen van de Apostelen. c. 1780 - c. 1800. Willem Roosing. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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