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Piety shows Bible to two women

Simon Fokke · 1758 · etching; engraving; paper

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

About this work

The personification of Piety or Zeal for Faith with a flame on her head shows a Bible to two women who turn their gaze away. One of the women has a compass on her head. On the left, putti with Christian images: Adam and Eve, the birth of Christ and Christ on the cross.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description

Subjects

print Faith, 'Fides'

Credit lineVroomheid toont bijbel aan twee vrouwen. 1758. Simon Fokke. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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