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Minerva and Time revealing the Truth
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Minerva and Time revealing the Truth

Louis Desplaces · 1715 · etching; stippelwerk; engraving; paper

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

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Allegorical representation with Minerva, seated on a cloud on the left. She reveals the Truth together with Father Time, while Ignorantia and Errore are banished.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
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printTime revealing TruthTime carrying Truth aloftMinerva as patroness
Credit lineMinerva en de Tijd onthullen de Waarheid. 1715. Louis Desplaces. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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