Antwerp, Moretus, Johannes (II), Galle, Theodoor, Kortrijk, David, Jan, Duodecim Specula Deum, Twelve mirrors with which man tries to see God, Specvlvm Complacentiae, Mirror of pleasure, verso center bottom - stamped, Centrally, Emperor Otto I looks into a mirror. Around him examples of other kings who wallowed in pleasure and vanity: Saul, Antiochus and Aman. In the sky on the left Lucifer and two fallen angels; on the right the expulsion of Adam and Eve from the Earthly Paradise. In the foreground on the right a youth looks at his own reflection in the water; On the left a mother ape feeds her young. The print has a Latin caption: 'Quisquis es ipse tui procus et riualis amoris: Siqua tibi fuerat gratia tota perit'. At the bottom is a legend of the scenes that are numbered alphabetically in the image. The print is part of a twelve-part series (IV of XII prints) on the subject of twelve mirrors through which man tries to see God., print, book illustration, prints, height 152 mm, width 89 mm, South Netherlands, 1571 - 1633, print maker, printmaker, 1610 - 1610, paper, engraving, engraving (printing process), 1543 - 1613, writer, Publication (Event), Publication, publisher, - 1618
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Antwerp, Moretus, Johannes, Ii, Galle, Theodoor, Kortrijk, David, Jan, Duodecim Specula Deum, Twelve mirrors, man tries, see God, Specvlvm Complacentiae, Mirror, pleasure, verso center bottom - stamped, Centrally, Emperor Otto I looks, mirror, examples, kings, wallowed, vanity, Saul, Antiochus, Aman, sky, left Lucifer, two, fallen, angels, right, expulsion, Adam, Eve, Earthly Paradise, foreground, youth looks, own reflection, water, left, mother ape feeds, young, print, Latin caption, Quisquis es ipse tui procus et riualis amoris, Siqua tibi fuerat gratia tota perit, bottom, legend, scenes, numbered alphabetically, image, part, twelve-part series, Iv, XII prints, subject, twelve mirrors, book illustration, prints, height 152 mm, width 89 mm, South Netherlands, 1571 - 1633, print maker, printmaker, 1610 - 1610, paper, engraving, printing process, 1543 - 1613, writer, Publication, Event, publisher, - 1618
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