Veritas, from Proposopographia 1580 - 1595

"Veritas," from the series *Proposopographia* is an engraving by Philips Galle, a prominent Flemish printmaker, that depicts the allegorical figure of Truth as a nude female figure, standing on a platform with a dove above her head. The Latin inscription on the print, “Nuda palam, fuco lita nullo, Solis ad instar Clara, regor ductu, Spiritus alme, tuo” means “Naked and open, not stained with any trickery, like the sun I am bright, I am ruled by your, oh loving spirit, guidance.”