Groeningen, Gerard van, Antwerp, Huys, Frans, Salvation path of man, Man confronted with Moses and the dominion of Sin, verso - stamped, Two biblical allegories in an architectural setting. On the left, Man is seized and addressed by Moses, while the personification of Disobedience grabs him by the other arm and Sin keeps him bound. On the right, Man stands before the throne of Sin, to whom he is presented by the personification of the Law. The representation shows the bleak situation of man, who becomes aware of his sin through the knowledge of the law. Below both representations a four-line verse in Low German and a four-line text in Latin. Numbers 5 and 6 from a reformed series on the sinfulness and justification of man., print, prints, height 273 mm, width 361 mm, 1522 - 1562, print maker, printmaker, 1546 - 1562, paper, papier, engraving, engraving (printing process), Work conception, South Netherlands, 1515 - 1599
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Groeningen, Gerard van, Antwerp, Huys, Frans, Salvation path, man, Man confronted, Moses, dominion, Sin, verso - stamped, Two biblical allegories, architectural setting, left, Man, seized, addressed, personification, Disobedience grabs, arm, Sin keeps, bound, right, Man stands, throne, whom, presented, Law, representation, bleak situation, becomes aware, sin, knowledge, law, representations, four-line verse, Low German, four-line text, Latin, Numbers 5, 6, reformed series, sinfulness, justification, print, prints, height 273 mm, width 361 mm, 1522 - 1562, print maker, printmaker, 1546 - 1562, paper, papier, engraving, printing process, Work conception, South Netherlands, 1515 - 1599
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