A husband and wife hold an apple and the table of the law before Christ, who is holding the cross; surrounded by depictions of the Passion. Line engraving by H. Goltzius, 1578.

Date:
1578
Reference:
26624i
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Publication/Creation

1578

Physical description

1 print : line engraving

Lettering

Passio Chri ... The man is marked "fidelio", the woman "obedienta dei". In the sky above them is a mother with three children, with the lettering "In hoc apparuit charitas dei in nobis quoniam filiu suu unigenitu misit Deus in mudum utvi... va...mus per eū ... [indistinct]". Lettering continues at length around the border, which displays scenes and symbols of the Passion. Most of the quotations are from Matthew 26-7

Reference

Wellcome Collection 26624i

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