Allegory of the Power of Truth, Four allegories about the contest among Darius' three young bodyguards over who is the strongest (series title), Allegory of the Power of Truth. A nude winged female personification of Truth, standing on a triangle points to the sun with her right hand. In her left hand she holds an opened book with seven seals and bridle with reins. She is crowned with a laurel wreath by two angels. The caption refers to the contest among the bodyguards of the Persian king Darius over who is the most powerful (3 Esdras 4: 13-33). Part of a series of four allegories. print maker: Pieter Perret, after design by: Hendrik Withoeck, 1565 - 1639, paper, engraving, height 226 mm x width 155 mm.