Antwerp, Moretus, Johannes (II), Galle, Theodoor, Kortrijk, David, Jan, Title page for: Jan David, Duodecim Specula Deum, 1610, Twelve mirrors with which man tries to see God, recto top left - written, In a classical building at the top the title of the work. In the center a mirror consisting of twelve small mirrors around a large mirror. The twelve small mirrors are numbered with Roman numerals and show the twelve ways in which man tries to see God: through the mirror of community (a man's head), the mirror of deceit (a globe), the mirror of fire (a fire), the mirror of pleasure (a peacock), the mirror of fame (an eye), the mirror of life (a skull), the mirror of purity (a fountain), mirror of creation (the sun and the moon), mirror of Scripture (the Bible), mirror of example (a bird), mirror of allusions (the Trinity in a dark mirror) and mirror of bliss (the Trinity in a clear mirror). The large mirror in the middle shows the initials IHS (Iesus Hominum Salvator), the sign of the Jesuit Order. The print is the title page for the emblem book Duodecim Specula Deum, consisting of twelve emblems., print, title page, book illustration, prints, verso center bottom - stamped, 73, height 157 mm, width 91 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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