Truth shows a writer the birth of Venus, Title page for: Opuscula mythologica physica et ethica, 1688, The personification of Truth shows an oval medallion to a woman writing in a book. In the medallion a representation of the birth of Venus. Behind them a pedestal with the title of the book. On the pedestal the bust of Diana of Ephesus. In the background, Diana rides through the sky on her chariot of triumph, followed by Apollo. print maker: Gilliam van der Gouwen, (mentioned on object), after design by: Gerard de Lairesse, (mentioned on object), publisher: Henricus Wetstein, (mentioned on object), Amsterdam, 1688, paper, engraving, etching, height 175 mm x width 103 mm.