Groeningen, Gerard van, Antwerp, Huys, Frans, Salvation path of man, Man admires himself and is blind to the Trinity, verso - stamped, Two Biblical allegories in architectural frame. On the left, Man, dressed in habit, rosary in hand, looks at himself in the mirror, in the illusion that his good works will be rewarded. The three crowns on the left symbolize this reward. On the wall are shackles of self-mortification and indulgences with papal seals. On the right, Man lies prone, above him the Trinity, who takes pity on the blinded Man. Next to Man, the personification of human Ingenuity. Below both representations, a four-line verse in Low German and a four-line text in Latin. Number 11 and 12 from a reformed series on the sinfulness and justification of man., print, prints, height 274 mm, width 363 mm, 1522 - 1562, print maker, printmaker, 1546 - 1562, paper, engraving, engraving (printing process), Work conception, South Netherlands, 1515 - 1599
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Groeningen, Gerard van, Antwerp, Huys, Frans, Salvation path, man, Man admires, blind, Trinity, verso - stamped, Two Biblical allegories, architectural frame, left, Man, dressed, habit, rosary, hand, looks, mirror, illusion, good works will, rewarded, three crowns, left symbolize, reward, wall, shackles, self-mortification, indulgences, papal seals, right, lies, prone, takes pity, blinded Man, Next, personification, human Ingenuity, representations, four-line verse, Low German, four-line text, Latin, Number 11, 12, reformed series, sinfulness, justification, print, prints, height 274 mm, width 363 mm, 1522 - 1562, print maker, printmaker, 1546 - 1562, paper, engraving, printing process, Work conception, South Netherlands, 1515 - 1599
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