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False conviction leads the world to hell
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False conviction leads the world to hell

Dirck Volckertsz. Coornhert · 1575 - 1581 · etching; engraving; paper

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

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False Opinion pushes the Foolish World (an inverted globe) towards the abyss of hell with a wheelbarrow. Truth (Veritas) cannot intervene. She lies chained hand and foot on the ground. Justice (Justitia) stands in the background. She has thrown away her attributes (sword and scales) and looks on helplessly as the World goes under. The print has a Latin and a Dutch inscription and is part of a four-part series on the theme of how false opinion brings the world to ruin.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
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printhell and purgatoryTruth'Verità' (Ripa)Opinionglobe
Credit lineVerkeerde Overtuiging leidt de wereld naar de hel. 1575 - 1581. Dirck Volckertsz. Coornhert. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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