Allegory of Hope, The Four Enemies of the True Believer and the Divine Virtues (series title), In the center, a winged female figure, laurel wreath on head, stands on an anchor. She is sowing wheat and pointing to the sky. In front of her a man digging a hole with his spade among the thistles to hide his earthly treasures (crockery and coins). Behind her a woman mowing the wheat. In the foreground two naked children. In the background the repentant King David, kneeling in prayer in a wooden barn. Top left Christ on a rainbow in the clouds, adored by Mary and John. Top right an angel with skull in hand in the clouds. With caption of 4 columns each in 4 lines of Latin and 4 lines of Dutch., print maker: Hieronymus Wierix, after design by: Maerten de Vos, (mentioned on object), publisher: weduwe Hieronymus Cock, (mentioned on object), Antwerp, 1570 - 1601, paper, engraving, height 294 mm × width 336 mm
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Allegory, Hope, Four Enemies, True Believer, Divine Virtues, series title, center, winged female figure, laurel wreath, head, stands, anchor, sowing wheat, pointing, sky, front, man digging, hole, spade, thistles, hide, earthly treasures, crockery, coins, woman mowing, wheat, foreground two naked children, background, repentant King David, kneeling, prayer, wooden barn, Top left Christ, rainbow, clouds, adored, Mary, John, Top right, angel, skull, hand, clouds, caption, 4 columns, 4 lines, Latin, 4 lines, Dutch, print maker, Hieronymus Wierix, design, Maerten de Vos, mentioned, object, publisher, weduwe Hieronymus Cock, mentioned, object, Antwerp, 1570, 1601, paper, engraving, height 294 mm × width 336 mm
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