Frontispiece Design for Jacob Cats, Self-Strijt
As the illustrator of the works of Jacob Cats, Adriaen van de Venne contributed enormously to the popularity of emblem books. They contained wisdom regarding all manner of moral issues in the form of poems and fitting allegorical illustrations. In Self-Strijt the internal struggle between good and evil thoughts is illustrated through Joseph. The wife of Potiphar tries to seduce him, in vain, into adultery.
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Frontispiece Design for Jacob Cats, Self-Strijt
As the illustrator of the works of Jacob Cats, Adriaen van de Venne contributed enormously to the popularity of emblem books. They contained wisdom regarding all manner of moral issues in the form of poems and fitting allegorical illustrations. In Self-Strijt the internal struggle between good and evil thoughts is illustrated through Joseph. The wife of Potiphar tries to seduce him, in vain, into adultery.
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Aankoop met een bijdrage uit het legaat P. Langerhuizen
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Purchased with a contribution from the P. Langerhuizen Bequest
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description
Als illustrator van de werken ...... efs te verleiden tot overspel.
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As the illustrator of the work ...... e him, in vain, into adultery.
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RP-T-1919-62
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publisher
Rijksmuseum
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title
Frontispiece Design for Jacob Cats, Self-Strijt
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Ontwerp voor het frontispice van Jacob Cats, Self-Strijt
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created
1619
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1619
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extent
breedte 147 mm
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height 178 mm
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hoogte 178 mm
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width 147 mm
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Collectie: tekeningen
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Collection: drawings
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temporal
eerste kwart 17e eeuw
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first quarter 17th century
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