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Allegory of the True Faith
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Allegory of the True Faith

Jan Caspar Philips · 1766 · etching; engraving; paper

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

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Personification of Divine Love holding the New Testament and trampling a snake between a book, as a symbol of victory over sin. She looks up to the sky where a divine light shines. In the background a putto chasing a devil with his club.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Subjects
printTrue Religion vs. False Religionhuman-shaped devil
Credit lineAllegorie op het Ware Geloof. 1766. Jan Caspar Philips. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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