Temple of Wisdom, Willem Grebner, After Johannes Hubertus Reygers, 1794 - 1866 print The temple of wisdom with two allegorical figures in the middle who probably represent the divine perfection. The sitting woman has a passer on the head and has a square and a shield on which the all -seeing eye. There is a book on her lap. The standing woman has a star on the head and points up. Behind her is a kneeling man with a blindfold. Amor comes running with a key and a roll of paper. For the women is a man with a lamp and at their feet is a trowel. In the foreground is Hercules on the back of a tamed
Temple of Wisdom, Willem Grebner, After Johannes Hubertus Reygers, 1794 - 1866 print The temple of wisdom with two allegorical figures in the middle who probably represent the divine perfection. The sitting woman has a passer on the head and has a square and a shield on which the all -seeing eye. There is a book on her lap. The standing woman has a star on the head and points up. Behind her is a kneeling man with a blindfold. Amor comes running with a key and a roll of paper. For the women is a man with a lamp and at their feet is a trowel. In the foreground is Hercules on the back of a tamed lion with a phases. In addition, there is an owl with a spear (attributes of Minerva) on a globe with the constellations. On the Bible, which is also located, there are an oil lamp and an olive branch, next to which a skull and a chalice. In a drapery there is a putto that makes a gesture to silence with his index finger. His mouth is covered with a cloth. Possibly an allegory on Freemasonry. Amsterdam paper owls. temple, shrine ~ Greek religion. the Bible as a book. kneeling figure. the all-seeing eye, triangle with eye ~ symbol of God the Father. (story of) Hercules (Heracles). attributes of Minerva. conceptions and ideas visualized ~ Freemasonry
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