Saint Theresia of Ávila, founder of the order of the Discalced Carmelites, with folded hands in prayer. She is enveloped in the habit of the Carmelites and is surrounded by putti. An angel has appeared on the left who has pointed an arrow at the praying Theresia. In the sky above the angel stands a triangle, the symbol of God the Father, the foundress of the reformed (Discalced) Carmelites, T (h) eres (i) a or Avila, possible attributes: angel, arrow, dove, heart (flaming or pierced by an arrow), triangle (within circle), with eye or tetragram, Trinity (variant), Pieter van den Berge (mentioned on object), Amsterdam, 1675 - 1737, paper, engraving, h 358 mm × w 253 mm
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Saint Theresia, Ávila, founder, order, Discalced Carmelites, folded hands, prayer, enveloped, habit, Carmelites, surrounded, putti, angel, appeared, left, pointed, arrow, praying Theresia, sky, angel stands, triangle, symbol, God, Father, foundress, reformed, Discalced, T, h, eres, i, Avila, possible attributes, dove, heart, flaming, pierced, within circle, eye, tetragram, Trinity, variant, Pieter van den Berge, mentioned, object, Amsterdam, 1675, 1737, paper, engraving
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