Church Father Ambrose, The Four Church Fathers (series title), Saint Ambrose is sitting in his study reading a book. He is wearing his bishop's mantle. Books, writing utensils and an hourglass are open on the table. Next to him is the beehive, a reference to the swarm of bees that settled in his mouth when he was in the cradle. There is a cat in the foreground. In the frame in the margin a four-line caption in Latin., print, print maker: Hieronymus Wierix, (mentioned on object), after design by: Maerten de Vos, (mentioned on object), Laurens Beyerlinck, (mentioned on object), Antwerp, 1586, paper, engraving, height, 261 mm × width, 189 mm
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Church Father Ambrose, Four Church Fathers, series title, Saint Ambrose, sitting, study reading, book, wearing, bishop's mantle, Books, writing utensils, hourglass, open, table, Next, beehive, reference, swarm, bees, settled, mouth, was, cradle, cat, foreground, frame, margin, four-line caption, Latin, print, print maker, Hieronymus Wierix, mentioned, object, design, Maerten de Vos, Laurens Beyerlinck, Antwerp, 1586, paper, engraving, height, 261 mm × width, 189 mm
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