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Allegorical Representation of the Old and New Faith
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Allegorical Representation of the Old and New Faith

anonymous · 1650 · engraving; paper

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

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The personifications of the Old Faith with staff and stone tablets and the New Faith with cross, keys, and papal tiara flank a book with a title. Around the book stand the four beasts as symbols of the evangelists. Rays shine from a sun on the chest of the New Faith onto a globe directed at Europe. At the top, a dove flies in a halo of rays as a symbol of the Holy Spirit.

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titelpaginaprintglobeChristian religion
Credit lineAllegorische voorstelling met het Oude en Nieuwe Geloof. 1650. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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