Man must kill his desires The spiritual yachts (series title), Allegorical illustration of the Bible text in Gal. 5:24 stating that whoever belongs to Christ has put his own nature on the cross with all passion and desire. De Begeerte hangs in the shape of a naked and blindfolded woman and man on two crosses. A man pierces the side of the woman with a spear. On the right a snake on a cross as a symbol of the crucified evil. On the clouds Christ. Versatile explanations and a reference to the Bible text in Latin and Dutch, the cross, symbols of Christ, doctrine on original sin, and Redemption, epistle or Paul to the Galatians (variant), Hendrick Goltzius, Haarlem, 1578 - 1582, paper, engraving, h 200 mm × w 152 mm
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