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Christ as an Example of Virtue
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
A woman sits behind an easel and paints the Christ Child in a heart according to the example that Christ holds up to her. Surrounding the scene is a frame with various virtues of Christ combined with allegorical elements. In the lower margin two lines of Latin. This print is part of a series of six allegorical scenes from the life of Christ.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionSubjects
Credit lineChristus als voorbeeld van deugdzaamheid. 1578. Hendrick Goltzius. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
