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Science and Love Cannot Restrain the World
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Science and Love Cannot Restrain the World

Dirck Volckertsz. Coornhert · 1550 · etching; engraving; paper

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

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An unbridled horse with a globe on its back drags Knowledge and Love along who tried to tame the beast with a rope. Their foolishness is shown by the fool's caps they wear. The print is part of a four-part series where the world is represented as an unbridled horse.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
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printCharity, 'Caritas''Scienza', 'Studio' (Ripa)horsefool's capbeing dragged
Credit lineWetenschap en liefde kunnen de wereld niet beteugelen. 1550. Dirck Volckertsz. Coornhert. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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