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Caution is the mother of wisdom / Pharmacy / Christ offers grace and freedom / Birth of Christ
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Caution is the mother of wisdom / Pharmacy / Christ offers grace and freedom / Birth of Christ

Cornelis van Noorde · in or before 1767 · etching; paper

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

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Four representations. Top left: a woman raises her hands to heaven, as she sees that rock blocks loosen and fall on a resting man. Illustration for an appeal to caution. Top right: an apothecary at a stove for the Worldly Apothecary. In the apothecary of the World, however, no herb can be found against death, but in heaven yes. Through the street goes a funeral procession. Bottom left: Christ walks with a cross towards a man, who carries a heavy pack on his back and is bound to a demon. Christ offers the man grace and freedom. In the foreground sits a devil with a snake as a tail. Bottom right: the adoration of Christ by the shepherds.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Credit lineVoorzichtigheid is de moeder van de wijsheid / Apotheek / Christus biedt genade en vrijheid aan / Geboorte van Christus. in or before 1767. Cornelis van Noorde. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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