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Antwerp, Galle, Philips, Vos, Maerten de, Collaert, Adriaen, Trivm Hvmani generis ordinvm sive statvvm, Trium Humani generis ordinum sive statuum, The divine tasks of the three estates, Task of the clergy, verso middle bottom - stamped, A triumphal chariot with the representative of the ecclesiastical power, the Pope. Next to him sits the allegorical figure of Truth. The triumphal chariot is drawn by a sheep (the Lamb of God), a snake (Providence) and a dove (The Holy Spirit) and is steered by the allegorical figure of Faith. In the background some tasks of the clergy: baptism, charity, confession, the Eucharist and the sermon. The print has a Latin inscription and a Latin subtitle and is part of a four-part series on the divine tasks of the three estates., print, prints, height 228 mm, width 292 mm, Southern Netherlands (before 1775), 1560 - 1618-06-29, print maker, printmaker, 1583 - 1588, paper, papier, engraving, engraving (printing process), Work conception, Southern Netherlands, 1532 - 1603-12-04, after a design by, Publication (Event), Publication, 1537 - 1612-03-29, publisher