Brandt, Hendrik, Philips, Jan Caspar, Amsterdam, Title page for: S. Patrick, A prayer book for families and for special persons, 1744, Allegory of prayer, verso - stamped, A woman kneels before an open Bible, in her hand a censer, which symbolizes the prayers that rise to heaven. She is accompanied by personifications of the three divine virtues. Hope (Spes), leaning on an anchor, points to the suckling Love (Caritas), at the divine rays of light from heaven. Faith (Fides) looks up to heaven in adoration. On the left in the foreground a skeleton with a snake and the apple, which refer to the Fall. In the background on a hill the temple in Jerusalem. On the right in the foreground a tablet with the title in Dutch., print, title page, prints, height 138 mm, width 84 mm, Noord-Nederlands, 1700 - 1775-04-24, print maker, printmaker, 1744 - 1744, paper, papier, etching, etchings, engraving, engraving (printing process), Work conception, after own design by, Publication (Event), Publication, publisher
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