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Allegory of Truth — Gerard Edelinck — 1652 - 1707 — Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam record RP-P-BI-7430X
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Allegory of Truth

Gerard Edelinck · 1652 - 1707 · etching; paper

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King Louis XIV sits on a throne wearing an ermine mantle and is pointed at by two figures toward Truth, represented as a naked woman beneath a radiant sun. Below the image a French inscription.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Subjects
printTruth'Verità' (Ripa)
Institution
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
Catalogue identifier
RP-P-BI-7430X
Arkivism identifier
rijks-RP-P-BI-7430X
Date
1652 - 1707
Medium
etching; paper
Credit lineAllegorie op de Waarheid. 1652 - 1707. Gerard Edelinck. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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