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  • A man woos a woman in a garden; representing the sanguine temperament. Engraving by after M. de Vos.
  • A woman beleaguered by four enemies; representing Faith resisting Death, Schism, the World and the Devil. Engraving by Hieronymus Wierix after Maarten de Vos, 156-.
  • A female figure book keeping; representing arithmetic. Engraving by A. Vallée after M. de Vos.
  • Adam and Eve expelled from Eden by an angel with a flaming sword. Line engraving by R. Sadeler after M. de Vos, 1583.
  • Enoch and his family praying before taking a frugal meal outside a farm building while a woman gives alms to poor and lame people who approach the farm. Engraving by J. Sadeler after M. de Vos.
  • A gaoler receives money for releasing a prisoner from a torture chamber. Engraving by A.C. after M. de Vos.
  • Mercury in his chariot, riding across the heavens. Engraving by J. Sadeler after M. de Vos.
  • The melancholy temperament: an anxious woman clasps her hands as an agitated man lies on the ground. Engraving by R. Sadeler, 1583, after M. de Vos.
  • Mars in his chariot. Engraving by J. Sadeler after M. de Vos.
  • A female figure with a castle on her head measures a globe with a compass; representing geometry. Engraving by A. Vallée after M. de Vos.
  • Saint Anne. Engraving by A. Collaert after M. de Vos.
  • Saint Thomas. Line engraving by A. Collaert after M. de Vos.
  • Patients being tended and treated by nurses and physicians on a hospital ward. Line engraving by C. de Passe after M. de Vos.
  • Saint Andrew. Engraving by A. Collaert after M. de Vos.
  • A woman with a key and four books standing in front of a tower with an open loggia in which a man is teaching children; representing Grammar. Engraving after Martin de Vos.
  • The knowledge of good and evil, and the consequences of that knowledge, with Adam and Eve and the serpent. Engraving by J. Sadeler, 1583, after M. de Vos.
  • A woman standing in a market place, a scroll in her left hand, a caduceus in her right, while to her right a play is performed, to her left two men are debating; representing Rhetoric. Engraving after M. de Vos.
  • A young man sitting under a tree playing music surrounded by musical instruments, sports equipments and an open purse, while Cupid is aiming at him; representing the power of Love. Engraving by R. Sadeler after M. de Vos.
  • Saint Helen. Line engraving by P. Galle after M. de Vos.
  • The burial of Adam: Adam is wrapped in linen sheets and lowered into the grave while a large crowd of mourners is looking on. Engraving by Jan Sadeler after M. de Vos.
  • Plague, war and famine. Engraving by Sadeler after M. de Vos.
  • An old man (Sardanapalus?) being bathed by young nude women - an attempt at rejuvenation. Process print after C. de la Passe, the elder, 1600, after M. de Vos.
  • A woman in a garden with some flowers; in the background God blows spirit into Adam's body; representing the sense of smell. Engraving by N. de Bruyn after M. de Vos.
  • A woman with a bird on her head; representing dialectic. Engraving by A. Vallée after M. de Vos.
  • Saint Francis of Assisi, kneeling in front of a crucifix, receiving the stigmata of Christ from the seraph. Engraving by H. Wierix after M. de Vos.
  • A young woman, perhaps Prudentia, warns an alchemist of the dangers of abusing fire: in the background fires rage in buildings and mines. Oil painting after Marten de Vos.
  • Susanna sits with one hand on her breast while the other holds a palm, an open book lies on the floor. Engraving by Raphael Sadeler, 1590, after Martin de Vos.
  • A woman beleaguered by four enemies; representing Faith resisting Death, Schism, the World and the Devil. Engraving by Hieronymus Wierix after Maarten de Vos, 156-.
  • Saint Elizabeth of Hungary. Line engraving by P. Galle after M. de Vos.
  • The last judgment (with Saint Jude?). Engraving by A. Caprioli after M. de Vos.