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Belfry figures reveal the portrait of Moses

Gilliam van der Gouwen · 1690 · engraving; paper

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

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In the center a pedestal with the portrait of Moses in an oval frame. On the pedestal the title of the booklet. Around the pedestal several figures from the Bible such as Christ, Aaron, the prophet Jeremiah, and the prophetess Esther. To the left stands the personification Truth, a sun on her chest and with a bundle of keys and a sickle as attributes. In the background an angel.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description

Subjects

titelpagina print Aaron (not in biblical context)Moses (not in biblical context)Jeremiah (not in biblical context)

Credit lineBijbelfiguren onthullen het portret van Mozes. 1690. Gilliam van der Gouwen. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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