Visscher, Claes Jansz. (II), Leiden, Dolendo, Bartholomeus Willemsz., Time brings Truth to light with the help of Justice, verso under - etched, Father Time, with scythe and hourglass, pulls the naked personification of Truth out of a cave. He is helped by Justice, with scales and sword. All kinds of monsters and demons try to stop them. Two angels crown truth and justice with laurel wreaths. In the right foreground two men are fighting (Discord). In the right background three men are talking to a fourth man, while a devil looks on. The print has a Dutch inscription in a cartouche and a Dutch text in the margin. Both texts express the hope that God will soon reveal the truth and end heresy in the Netherlands., print, prints, verso middle bottom - stamped, out of sincere love this is given to me to love the Truth, with hearts. Bailiff who meets falsehood will live in peace all lying errors in time overcome., verso top left - etched, The enemy of the human race the father of lies, by his false deceit begets evil hard opynien dye dyen quadren gives in blaest warning of that come forth strange heresies and dye all good Government and dye oneicheyt break and dye Malcander seeer quets and destroy the inside and cover that naecte waerheyt, dye through time come back into the light and dye Gherechtichuet there hand and taking God's views they begin to again Flourish. Let us pray with all our hearts that God may remain with us until we reach that eternal, imperishable world that He wants to grant us. God bless the Father, the Holy Spirit, Amen. Although dye Waerheyt from dye Luegen was mighty covered. Sy has again been acquired from Godt Krachtich over time., width 554 mm, height, 415 mm, North Netherlands, 1560 - 1626-05-27, print maker, printmaker, 1580 - 1629, paper, engraving, engraving (printing process), Publication (Event), Publication, 1586 - 1652-06-19, publisher
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