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 allusions, verso center bottom - stamped, Three believers kneel before a nine-part mirror. The mirrors show allusions to the divinity of Christ and relate this to the life of man. Depicted among others: Christ appears as a gardener to Mary Magdalene; the Transfiguration and the Emmaus pilgrims. The print has a Latin caption: 'Naturam iuvat artis opus; specvloque magistro, Praecipit arcans emaculare notas'. At the bottom a legend of the scenes that are numbered alphabetically in the image. The print is part of a twelve-part series (XI 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, Southern 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 S, Scriptvrae, Mirror, allusions, verso center bottom - stamped, Three believers kneel, nine-part mirror, mirrors, divinity, Christ, relate, life, man, Depicted, gardener, Mary Magdalene, Transfiguration, Emmaus pilgrims, print, Latin caption, Naturam iuvat artis opus, specvloque magistro, Praecipit, arcans, emaculare notas, bottom, legend, scenes, numbered alphabetically, image, part, twelve-part series, Xi, XII prints, subject, twelve mirrors, book illustration, prints, height 152 mm, width 89 mm, Southern Netherlands, 1571 - 1633, print maker, printmaker, 1610 - 1610, paper, engraving, printing process, 1543 - 1613, writer, Publication, Event, publisher, - 1618
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