Unveiling and elevation of the truth through time, 1550 - 1625 print The personification of time (tempus) leads the personalized naked truth (Veritas) to God, presented as a light source with the inscription Jahwe/ Deus. The truth holds the keys in her hand with which she is freed from her dark prison. The chains at her feet are named after the heads of pride (Superbia) and Geiginess (Avaritia) and are held by the devil (Princeps Tenebrarum) and a monk that depicts superstition (Idolatria). Mercury and representatives of the arts look in a landscape on the left. Under the show is a rule of tex
Unveiling and elevation of the truth through time, 1550 - 1625 print The personification of time (tempus) leads the personalized naked truth (Veritas) to God, presented as a light source with the inscription Jahwe/ Deus. The truth holds the keys in her hand with which she is freed from her dark prison. The chains at her feet are named after the heads of pride (Superbia) and Geiginess (Avaritia) and are held by the devil (Princeps Tenebrarum) and a monk that depicts superstition (Idolatria). Mercury and representatives of the arts look in a landscape on the left. Under the show is a rule of text in Latin. paper engraving Time revealing Truth; Time carrying Truth aloft. Covetousness; 'Avaritia' (Ripa) ~ personification of one of the Seven Deadly Sins. Pride; 'Superbia' (Ripa) ~ personification of one of the Seven Deadly Sins. Idolatry; 'Idololatria', 'Religione finta' (Ripa). human-shaped devil. monk(s), friar(s). tetragram (in Roman or Hebrew script) ~ symbol of God the Father. specific aspects, allegorical aspects of Mercury; Mercury as patron
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