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The personification of Knowledge of Good and Evil sits on a throne. It is flanked by the personifications Justice (with sword and scales) and Naked Truth (with a sun as headdress). Under the cloak of Justice is the child Innocence. Above the throne an oval frame with a representation of Prudence and an oval frame with the portrait of Emperor Justinian. Knowledge of Good and Evil judges the lawsuit between the personification Good Lawsuit (a woman with a shop hook and a spirit level) and the personification Bad Lawsuit (a blindfolded woman). In the background against the wall medallions with motifs that can negatively influence justice (such as greed, death, bankruptcy). The print is a proof for a title page, Allegory of the lawsuit., print maker: Jan Goeree, Jan Goeree, Amsterdam, 1703 - before 1705, paper, engraving, w 164 mm × h 215 mm.

The personification of Knowledge of Good and Evil sits on a throne. It is flanked by the personifications Justice (with sword and scales) and Naked Truth (with a sun as headdress). Under the cloak of Justice is the child Innocence. Above the throne an oval frame with a representation of Prudence and an oval frame with the portrait of Emperor Justinian. Knowledge of Good and Evil judges the lawsuit between the personification Good Lawsuit (a woman with a shop hook and a spirit level) and the personification Bad Lawsuit (a blindfolded woman). In the background against the wall medallions with motifs that can negatively influence justice (such as greed, death, bankruptcy). The print is a proof for a title page, Allegory of the lawsuit., print maker: Jan Goeree, Jan Goeree, Amsterdam, 1703 - before 1705, paper, engraving, w 164 mm × h 215 mm.
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The personification of Knowledge of Good and Evil sits on a throne. It is flanked by the personifications Justice (with sword and scales) and Naked Truth (with a sun as headdress). Under the cloak of Justice is the child Innocence. Above the throne an oval frame with a representation of Prudence and an oval frame with the portrait of Emperor Justinian. Knowledge of Good and Evil judges the lawsuit between the personification Good Lawsuit (a woman with a shop hook and a spirit level) and the personification Bad Lawsuit (a blindfolded woman). In the background against the wall medallions with motifs that can negatively influence justice (such as greed, death, bankruptcy). The print is a proof for a title page, Allegory of the lawsuit., print maker: Jan Goeree, Jan Goeree, Amsterdam, 1703 - before 1705, paper, engraving, w 164 mm × h 215 mm
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3883 x 5035 px | 55.9 MB
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32.9 x 42.6 cm | 12.9 x 16.8 in (300 dpi)
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