Wisdom (Sapientia) overcomes human bewilderment (Caligo Humana), Johann Sadeler (I), After Maerten de Vos, 1579 print The personification wisdom (sapientia), with a mirror in the hand where two snakes are turned around. She sits on a throne and reads a book entitled truth (Veritas). The Holy Spirit flies as a pigeon above her head. Wisdom tramples the personification of human bewilderment (Caligo Humana), a woman with a blindfold and a broken staff, stumbled over a globe with the name Vluchtige fame (Vana Gloria). Antwerp paper engraving 'Sapientia', Mother of the Seven Virtues (+ Holy Ghost (
Wisdom (Sapientia) overcomes human bewilderment (Caligo Humana), Johann Sadeler (I), After Maerten de Vos, 1579 print The personification wisdom (sapientia), with a mirror in the hand where two snakes are turned around. She sits on a throne and reads a book entitled truth (Veritas). The Holy Spirit flies as a pigeon above her head. Wisdom tramples the personification of human bewilderment (Caligo Humana), a woman with a blindfold and a broken staff, stumbled over a globe with the name Vluchtige fame (Vana Gloria). Antwerp paper engraving 'Sapientia', Mother of the Seven Virtues (+ Holy Ghost (AS A where)). Stupidenty, poverty of intellect; 'Stupidita overo stoliditè (Ripa). (Personifications of) 'Vanitas', The Vanity of Human Life; Humana fragility, fleeting of sizes & of world glory, meditation of death, vain work, vain pleasure, vain glory, vanita (Ripa). Truth; 'TRAPE (RIPA) (+ Symbolical Representation of Concept)
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