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Allegory of true and false wisdom. Etching by J.G.B.
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Allegory of true and false wisdom. Etching by J.G.B.

Unknown artist

CC0 — Public Domain
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Lettering: Donum Sapietiae. Die Gab der Weisheit. Die wahre Weisheit lehrt der Heilig Geist allein, drumb Phoebe ziech zuruck dein falschen Weisheit Schein. C.P.S.C.M. J.G.B.

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