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  • 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.
  • Saint Ambrose. Line engraving by P. Cool after M. de Vos.
  • Saint Gregory, as pope; Rome in the background. Engraving by P. Cool after M. de Vos.
  • The members of a rich family are embroiled in a fight, the husband is kicking the wife, who in turn is about to hit him with the keys, the rest of the household, including children and animals, follows suit; representing Discord. Engraving by C. de Passe 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. Engraving by C. de Passe after M. de Vos, 16th century.
  • A young woman, perhaps Prudentia, warns an alchemist of the dangers of abusing fire: in the background fires rage in buildings and mines. Engraving by C. de Passe after M. de Vos, 16th century.
  • Patients being tended and treated by nurses and physicians on a hospital ward. Line engraving by C. de Passe 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.
  • 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.
  • 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 family sitting round the dinner table, the mother serving food, the father making an authoritative gesture towards his praying son, the two daughters sit next to the mother while the youngest child is fed next to the fire place; representing Concord. Engraving by C. de Passe after M. de Vos.
  • The Trinity appearing to the Virgin Mary, the apostles and evangelists and Saint Mary Magdalene (?) Engraving by A. Caprioli after M. de Vos.
  • A mathematician draws a semi-circle while Minerva watches over him. Engraving by R. Sadeler, 1591, after M. de Vos.
  • The harrowing of hell and the resurrection of Christ. Engraving by A. Caprioli after M. de Vos.
  • The last judgement. Engraving by A. Caprioli after M. de Vos.
  • A man woos a woman in a garden; representing the sanguine temperament. Engraving by R. Sadeler after M. de Vos.
  • The early Christian community placing all property at the apostles' feet. Engraving by A. Caprioli after M. de Vos.
  • Lot's wife looks back at the flames pouring from Heaven upon Sodom; Lot and his daughters go on ahead. Engraving by R. Sadeler after M. de Vos, 1583.
  • The angel showing Saint John the heavenly Jerusalem. Engraving by A. Caprioli after M. de Vos.
  • Fallen angels with animalized characteristics tumble from heaven under the sword of Michael. Engraving by R. Sadeler, 1583, 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • The last judgment (with Saint Jude?). Engraving by A. Caprioli after M. de Vos.
  • Saint James the hermit beating himself with a stone as he contemplates a skeleton in a tomb. Engraving by G. Piccini after Martin de Vos.
  • Saint Anne. Engraving by A. Collaert after M. de Vos.
  • A woman plays music to a stag; God condemns Adam and Eve to exile; representing the sense of hearing. Engraving by N. de Bruyn after M. de Vos.
  • A female figure with bowls of fruit and a monkey; Eve picks the apple from the tree of knowledge; representing the sense of taste. Engraving by N. de Bruyn after M. de Vos.
  • A tortoise climbs up a female figure as she reaches out to a bird; in the background Adam and Eve are chased from Eden by the archangel Michael with his sword; representing the sense of touch. Engraving by N. de Bruyn after M. de Vos.
  • A woman looking into a hand-mirror; in the background God shows Adam and Eve the tree of knowledge. Engraving by N. de Bruyn after M. de Vos.