Allegorical representation with figures from the Old Testament, Bernard Picart, 1720, Allegorical representation with figures from the Old Testament. On the left Adam and Eve, Isaac and Abraham and Noah. On the right Moses and Aaron and King David. Christ enthroned on a cloud in heaven, surrounded by the symbols of the four evangelists. Above his head burns the flame of faith. He tramples on Death (as a skeleton). In the sky a tetragram as a symbol of God the Father. Below the representation in a cartouche with Picart's motto in Latin the title and imprint in French. In the margin a two-line Bible quotation from Heb. 11:13 in French., print maker: Bernard Picart, (mentioned on object), Bernard Picart, (mentioned on object), publisher: Bernard Picart, (mentioned on object), Amsterdam, 1720, paper, etching, engraving, h 365 mm × w 227 mm
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