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Wisdom

Intelligentia or ‘Wisdom’ is a print from a series of eight works by engraver Cornelis Cort. Each picture presents a female personification of a virtue, with a creature at her side.

From the Print Cabinet's collection

Intelligentia or ‘Wisdom’, from a series of eight prints engraved by Cornelis Cort. Each picture presents a female personification of a virtue, accompanied by a creature.

Around the feet of Intelligentia coils a snake. An accompanying Latin text can be seen below.

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Highlights

In the Museum Plantin-Moretus, the oldest printing presses in the world are not the only things to discover. The original lead type of fonts such as Garamond, the Gutenberg Bible and ancient manuscripts tell the story of how writing evolved into the art of printing. Portraits by Peter Paul Rubens hang on the walls and the house is beautifully furnished. Check out the indispensable highlights here.

The Print Cabinet

The Print Cabinet of the Museum Plantin-Moretus has more than 20,000 drawings. This rich collection is among the finest in the world, and focuses on Antwerp artists from 1500 to the present.

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