Allegory of Truth, Knowledge and Fear, woodcut
A black-and-white woodcut-style print shows a sleeping woman in a bed beside a bearded old man in a tall cap who sits gazing ahead. Labels read 'Waarheyt' and 'Vreese', and a box below is inscribed 'Kennisse', with a pot and a small figure nearby.
- Artist
- Cornelis Anthonisz. (mentioned on object)
- Date
- 1507-1553
- Medium
- Source
- Rijksmuseum
- Size
- 3905 × 2972 px
Public domain · Rijksmuseum marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1553.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: Public Domain Mark (Rijksmuseum, image license https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/)
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: Public Domain Mark (Rijksmuseum, image license https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/)
Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam