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Frontispiece Design for Jacob Cats, Self-Struggle
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Frontispiece Design for Jacob Cats, Self-Struggle

Adriaen Pietersz van de Venne · 1619 · doorgriffelen; pen; brush; paper; deck paint; ink

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

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As the illustrator of the works of Jacob Cats, Adriaen van de Venne contributed enormously to the popularity of emblem books. They contained wisdom regarding all manner of moral issues in the form of poems and fitting allegorical illustrations. In Self-Strijt the internal struggle between good and evil thoughts is illustrated through Joseph. The wife of Potiphar tries to seduce him, in vain, into adultery.

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Credit lineFrontispiece Design for Jacob Cats, Self-Strijt. 1619. Adriaen Pietersz van de Venne. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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