A seated personification of Piety points to the Ten Commandments, her eyes raised upwards, her left foot placed over a cupid who plays with coins; a young angel holds her crown of virtue. Engraving by W. Swanenburg after A. Bloemaert.

  • Bloemaert, Abraham, 1564-1651.
Date:
1600-1699
Reference:
29648i
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[Amsterdam?] : R de Baud

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1 print : engraving ; image 23.7 x 18.6 cm

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Bombÿcem Pietas, vestemque exosa fluentem, Quae pudor abscondi praecipit, illa tegit. Mundique illecebras spernens, & inania rerum, Ad bona se confert non peritura Deum. Quae caelo praecepta decem tulit aurea Moses, Perlegit, & quidquid pagina sacra refert. Omnia cum quondam mundo pereunte peribunt, Perstabit Pietas, nescia sola mori. A Bloemaert invent. W Swanenburg sculp. et ecx. M.D.C.X. R. de Baud. exc.

Reference

Wellcome Collection 29648i

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