Allegory of science, A female figure keeps her own eyes open with her fingers. With her right hand she opens a chest with books, snakes and a bat. Behind the coffin is a second woman with a burning torch: the light of truth. On the right is a devil. Above a part of a wall painting with signs of the zodiac and gods. v. Desguerrois, Monogrammist ZBM (mentioned on object), Italy, 1557, paper, etching, h 374 mm × w 238 mm
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Allegory, science, female figure keeps, own eyes open, fingers, right hand, opens, chest, books, snakes, bat, coffin, second woman, burning torch, light, truth, right, devil, part, wall painting, signs, zodiac, gods, v, Desguerrois, Monogrammist ZBM, mentioned, object, Italy, 1557, paper, etching
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