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How a Lie Spreads
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
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A frieze with a sequence of eighteen figures, all men. Their gestures and expressions indicate pleasure, surprise, or horror. Above each person's head are the words engraved that he utters.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionSubjects
Credit lineHoe een leugen zich voortplant. 1787. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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