Allegorical title page with patriarch Abraham and truth, Jan Wandelaar, 1728 print Truth, a radiant sun above her head, sacrifices a lamb on an altar. In her hands she holds a sacrificial scale and a knife. Next to her the patriarch Abraham, who holds the chained vanity, idolatry and a man with a fee. Moderation kneels on his feet, with a horse toom on her arm. She grabs his winged foot. On the left in the background three shepherds with their herd of sheep. Print Maker: Northern Netherlands Publisher: Rotterdam paper etching / engraving story of Abraham. Temperance, 'Temperantia'; 'Temperanza
Allegorical title page with patriarch Abraham and truth, Jan Wandelaar, 1728 print Truth, a radiant sun above her head, sacrifices a lamb on an altar. In her hands she holds a sacrificial scale and a knife. Next to her the patriarch Abraham, who holds the chained vanity, idolatry and a man with a fee. Moderation kneels on his feet, with a horse toom on her arm. She grabs his winged foot. On the left in the background three shepherds with their herd of sheep. Print Maker: Northern Netherlands Publisher: Rotterdam paper etching / engraving story of Abraham. Temperance, 'Temperantia'; 'Temperanza' (Ripa) ~ one of the Four Cardinal Virtues. Frivolity. Paganism personified. Native peoples of the Americas. Truth; 'Verità ' (Ripa). title-page
Size: 4522px × 5928px
Photo credit: © piemags/rmn / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords:
