Allegory on the old and New Testament, Romeyn de Hooghe, 1703 print An allegorical female figure with a scales on the chest and palm branch in hand is lying on a book against a pedestal with the title of the book. She travels a snake with her right foot. Left of her is Moses with the stone dining. In front of her is a kneeling woman. Right -worshiping figures of various origins. Men's fighting behind it. In the background the temple of Solomon, the fall and the Ark of Noah. Above the woman a pigeon as a symbol of Holy Spirit and the Tetragram. Amsterdam paper etching / gilding Old Testament an
Allegory on the old and New Testament, Romeyn de Hooghe, 1703 print An allegorical female figure with a scales on the chest and palm branch in hand is lying on a book against a pedestal with the title of the book. She travels a snake with her right foot. Left of her is Moses with the stone dining. In front of her is a kneeling woman. Right -worshiping figures of various origins. Men's fighting behind it. In the background the temple of Solomon, the fall and the Ark of Noah. Above the woman a pigeon as a symbol of Holy Spirit and the Tetragram. Amsterdam paper etching / gilding Old Testament and New Testament compared. Moses (not in biblical context); possible attributes: rays of light or horns on his head, rod, Tables of the Law. Holy Ghost represented as a dove (in flames). triangle (within circle), with eye or tetragram ~ Trinity
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