Antwerp, Jode, Gerard de, Broeck, Crispijn van den, Wierix, Johannes, Mnimata Dominicae Passionis Historiam Necisque Nostrae Mortem Complexa, Passion of Christ, Moses and the Brazen Serpent and Jonah and the Fish, Title print for a series of prints on the Passion of Christ. At the top is a representation of Moses with his staff at the brazen serpent, fixed to a pole. The Israelites who have been bitten by snakes look at it, as a means to stay alive. At the bottom is a representation of Jonah being thrown overboard and eaten by a fish. In the middle between two columns the title and two Bible texts from Mat. 12: 39-40 and John 3: 14-16 in Latin in which Moses and the bronze serpent and Jonah are cited as prefigurations for the suffering and death of Christ. The references to the Bible verses in the quotes have been swapped. This print is part of an album., print, frontispiece, album page, prints, height 166 mm, width 120 mm, Southern Netherlands, 1549 - 1618, print maker, printmaker, 1572 - 1572, paper, engraving, engraving (printing process), letterpress printing, Work conception, 1524 - 1591, after a design by, Publication (Event), Publication, Northern Netherlands, 1509 - 1591-02-05, publisher

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