Antwerp, Moretus, Johannes (II), Galle, Theodoor, Kortrijk, David, Jan, Duodecim Specula Deum, Twelve mirrors with which man tries to see God, Specvlvm S. Scriptvrae, Mirror of the Holy Scripture, verso center bottom - stamped, In the foreground a cross with five mirrors. In the central mirror the Holy Scripture. In the four mirrors around the symbols of the four evangelists. Five rays from the Holy Scripture flow to five hearts, symbolic of the influence that the holy scripture has on man. In the background examples of the power of the Holy Scripture: a sermon; giving charity; taking confession; Moses obtaining the Ten Commandments on Mount Sinai; the creation of the sun. The print has a Latin caption: 'Quid fugias, quid ames facra cum tibi pagina monftrat; The Caelo lapfi quam Specvli instar habet'. 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 (IX of XII prints) with the subject of twelve mirrors with 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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