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Love and Knowledge Go to Ruin together with the World
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Love and Knowledge Go to Ruin together with the World

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

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

About this work

The unbridled horse with a globe on its back plunges into a deep ravine. In the fall the animal has dragged Love and Knowledge along. The print is part of a four-part series where the world is represented as an unbridled horse.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Subjects
printCharity, 'Caritas''Scienza', 'Studio' (Ripa)horsefool's cap
Credit lineLiefde en Kennis gaan samen met de wereld ten gronde. 1550. Dirck Volckertsz. Coornhert. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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