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Hope (Spes), The four enemies of the true believer and the divine virtues, In the center is a winged female figure on an anchor, laurel wreath on her head. She is sowing wheat and pointing to heaven. Before her a man digging a hole with his spade among the thistles to hide his earthly treasures (crockery and coins). Behind her a woman mowing the wheat. In the foreground two naked children. In the background the repentant King David, kneeling in prayer in a wooden barn. Top left Christ on a rainbow in the clouds, adored by Mary and John. Top right an angel with skull in hand in the clouds. With caption of 4 columns each in 4 lines of Latin and 4 lines of Dutch. Second print in series with four allegories of the Faith. Third print in series with Allegories of the Virtues and Faith., print maker: Hieronymus Wierix, after design by: Maerten de Vos, (mentioned on object), publisher: weduwe Hieronymus Cock, (mentioned on object), c. 1580, paper, engraving, height 295 mm × width 335 mm.

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Hope (Spes), The four enemies of the true believer and the divine virtues, In the center is a winged female figure on an anchor, laurel wreath on her head. She is sowing wheat and pointing to heaven. Before her a man digging a hole with his spade among the thistles to hide his earthly treasures (crockery and coins). Behind her a woman mowing the wheat. In the foreground two naked children. In the background the repentant King David, kneeling in prayer in a wooden barn. Top left Christ on a rainbow in the clouds, adored by Mary and John. Top right an angel with skull in hand in the clouds. With caption of 4 columns each in 4 lines of Latin and 4 lines of Dutch. Second print in series with four allegories of the Faith. Third print in series with Allegories of the Virtues and Faith., print maker: Hieronymus Wierix, after design by: Maerten de Vos, (mentioned on object), publisher: weduwe Hieronymus Cock, (mentioned on object), c. 1580, paper, engraving, height 295 mm × width 335 mm

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4103 x 3656 px | 42.9 MB

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34.7 x 31.0 cm | 13.7 x 12.2 in (300 dpi)

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1580 • 4 COLUMNS • 4 LINES • ADORED • ALLÉGORIES • ANATOMY: HEAD • ANATOMY: SKULL • ANCHOR • ANGEL • ANGELS • BACKGROUND • BELIEF • C • CAPTION • CENTER • CLOUD • CLOUDS • COINS • CRANEO • CRANEOS • CRANIUM • CRANIUMS • CROCKERY • DESIGN • DIVINE VIRTUES • DUTCH • EARTHLY TREASURES • ENGRAVED • ENGRAVING (ARTWORK) • ENGRAVING • ENGRAVING. • ENGRAVINGS • ETCHING • FAITH • FOREGROUND TWO NAKED CHILDREN • FOUR ALLEGORIES • FOUR ENEMIES • HAND • HAND. • HANDS • HEAD (ANATOMY) • HEAD (BODY) • HEAD • HEAVEN • HEIGHT 295 MM × WIDTH 335 MM • HIDE • HIERONYMUS WIERIX • HOE • HOLE • HOPE • JOHN • KINGDOM OF HEAVEN • KNEELING • LATIN • LAUREL WREATH • MADONNA • MAERTEN DE VOS • MAN DIGGING • MARIA • MARY • MENTIONED • NETHERLANDISH • OBJECT • OBJECTS • PALA • PAPER AND PACKAGE PRODUCTS • PAPER • POINTING • PRAYER • PRINT MAKER • PRINT • PUBLISHER • PUNT • RAINBOW • RELIGION • RELIGIOUS • REPENTANT KING DAVID • SCOOP • SECOND PRINT • SERIES • SHOVEL • SKULL • SKULL, ANATOMY • SKULLS • SKY • SOWING WHEAT • SPADE • SPES • SPOON • THIRD PRINT • THISTLES • TOP LEFT CHRIST • TOP RIGHT • TRUE BELIEVER • UMBRELLA • VICTORY LAUREL WREATH • VIRGIN MARY • VIRTUES • WEDUWE HIERONYMUS COCK • WHEAT • WINGED FEMALE FIGURE • WOMAN MOWING • WOODEN BARN • WREATH, LAUREL