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Litigation follows Blind Desire
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Litigation follows Blind Desire

Hendrick Goltzius · 1597 · engraving; paper

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

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Blind Desire (Cupid with a sack over his head) leads the monstrous figure of Litigation (Lis), who is being led by Opinion and Testament. The procession is closed by Mine and Thine. Extensive caption in Dutch, German and Latin. This print is part of a series of eight prints on greed, deceit and litigation.

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Credit lineProces volgt Blinde Begeerte. 1597. Hendrick Goltzius. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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