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Allegory with the Victory over Folly
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Allegory with the Victory over Folly

anonymous · 1700 - 1800 · etching; engraving; paper

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

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Truth with scepter and book in hand stands with one foot on Folly, a man with donkey ears, as a sign of her victory over him. On the left Mercury and Minerva.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Subjects
printTruthStupidity, Poverty of Intellect
Credit lineAllegorie met de overwinning op de Domheid. 1700 - 1800. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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