Chained Ignorance, print, Blindfolded Ignorance, with a jester's staff and donkey ears, is held in chains by two men. The man on the left holds a mask in his hand, the one on the right points to an angel on a small hill. The angel, in turn, points to the heavens where a crown adorns the sky within the radiant symbol of eternity, the snake biting its own tail., printmaker: Simon Fokke, Amsterdam, after design by, 1722 - 1784, printmaker, paper, etching, height 64 mm x width 80 mm, serpent Ouroboros, Ignorance, 'Ignoranza', 'Ignoranza di tutte le cose', 'Ignoranza in un ricco senza lettere' (Ripa), A black and white etching shows a robed angelic figure with wings seated on a rocky rise, holding a long staff and gesturing toward a radiant round light in the sky; three robed figures on the ground reach toward the angel, one kneeling and another standing with an outstretched arm, their garments rendered with flowing lines and layered folds; surrounding them are bushes and textured foliage, ...
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Chained Ignorance, print, Blindfolded Ignorance, with a jester's staff and donkey ears, is held in chains by two men. The man on the left holds a mask in his hand, the one on the right points to an angel on a small hill. The angel, in turn, points to the heavens where a crown adorns the sky within the radiant symbol of eternity, the snake biting its own tail., printmaker: Simon Fokke, Amsterdam, after design by, 1722 - 1784, printmaker, paper, etching, height 64 mm x width 80 mm, serpent Ouroboros, Ignorance, 'Ignoranza', 'Ignoranza di tutte le cose', 'Ignoranza in un ricco senza lettere' (Ripa), A black and white etching shows a robed angelic figure with wings seated on a rocky rise, holding a long staff and gesturing toward a radiant round light in the sky; three robed figures on the ground reach toward the angel, one kneeling and another standing with an outstretched arm, their garments rendered with flowing lines and layered folds; surrounding them are bushes and textured foliage, with curving lines indicating clouds above and detailed shading on the rocky terrain beneath.

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Chained Ignorance print Blindfolded Ignorance jester's staff donkey ears held chains two men man left holds mask hand right points angel small hill turn points heavens crown adorns sky within radiant symbol eternity snake biting own tail printmaker Simon Fokke Amsterdam design 1722 - 1784 paper etching height 64 mm x width 80 mm serpent Ouroboros Ignorance Ignoranza Ignoranza di tutte le cose ricco senza lettere Ripa black white etching robed angelic figure wings seated rocky rise holding long staff gesturing radiant round light sky three robed figures ground reach kneeling another standing outstretched arm garments rendered flowing lines layered folds surrounding them bushes textured foliage curving lines indicating clouds detailed shading rocky terrain beneath

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