From Wikipedia: La Vérité sortant du puits armée de son martinet pour châtier l'humanité (English: Truth coming from the well armed with her whip to chastise mankind) is an 1896 painting by the French artist Jean-Léon Gérôme. Additional Info: https://eclecticlight.co/2018/07/19/painting-truth-when-did-she-emerge-from-a-well/