De biecht Possibly 1670 - 1724

"De biecht" is a satirical etching by Jacob Gole, a Dutch artist born in 1660 and died in 1737. The etching depicts a humorous scene of a confession, likely from the late 17th century. The work is held in the Rijksmuseum and is a small artwork with a height of 115 mm and a width of 90 mm. The etching shows a nun confessing her sins to a priest, but the priest's expression and the humorous details in the composition, including the text "La Confession" and the inscription on the priest's chest, suggest a satirical commentary on the practice of confession.