Allegorie op het doolhof van het menselijk onverstand, ca. 1650 1640 - 1660

This allegorical print, "Allegorie op het doolhof van het menselijk onverstand," created by an anonymous Dutch artist between 1640 and 1660, depicts the labyrinth of human folly. The central image of a maze surrounded by allegorical figures representing different human vices, like "Gezichts" (Sight), "Gehoor" (Hearing), and "Reuk" (Smell), serves as a visual metaphor for the complexities of human nature and the dangers of being led astray by temptation and vice. This print, now in the Rijksmuseum, exemplifies the 17th-century Dutch fascination with moralizing and didactic art.