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Revelation and Reason before Golgotha
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Revelation and Reason before Golgotha

Daniel Nikolaus Chodowiecki · 1777 · etching; paper

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

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In the foreground stands Revelation, a half-veiled woman with an open book under her arm. Next to her stands Reason, a woman with a sword in her right hand, standing on a snake she holds by a chain. Revelation points Reason to a path leading to Mount Golgotha.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
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printReason'Ragione' (Ripa)
Credit lineOpenbaring en Rede voor Golgotha. 1777. Daniel Nikolaus Chodowiecki. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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