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Blank title page with an allegory of the conscience
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Blank title page with an allegory of the conscience

Matthäus Merian (I) · 1603 - 1650 · etching; paper

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

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On the left, a female personification of the Good Conscience crushing Medusa with a tower; on the right, the Bad Conscience in a weakened state. Below, heaven and hell.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
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titelprentMedusa (one of the Gorgons)dog
Credit lineBlanco titelprent met een allegorie op het geweten. 1603 - 1650. Matthäus Merian (I). Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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