It is Easier to Combine Water and Fire than to Guard One's Safety by Abandonment to the World

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It is Easier to Combine Water and Fire than to Guard One's Safety by Abandonment to the World
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It is Easier to Combine Water and Fire than to Guard One's Safety by Abandonment to the World

PortfolioMoral Allegories
Date1580
MediumEtching
DimensionsSheet: 94 x 131 mm. (3 11/16 x 5 3/16 in.)
Plate: 71 x 101 mm. (2 13/16 x 4 in.)

Credit LineGarrett Collection
Object number1946.112.1098
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Last Updated1/11/24
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