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The Bride is Offered the Mirror of Science

Johannes Wierix · 1574 · letterpress printing; engraving; paper

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

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Science (Scientia) offers the bride (Sponsa) her mirror. The bride is flanked by Justice (Justitia) and Chastisement (Castigatio). Piety (Timor Dei), Satisfaction (Satisfactio), Repentance (Poenitentia) and Confession (Confessio) look on. In the margin a four-line inscription, in two columns, in Latin.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description

Subjects

print boekillustratie Satisfaction, Contentment 'Contento' (Ripa)Justice, 'Justitia''Scienza', 'Studio' (Ripa)mirror confession

Credit lineDe bruid krijgt de spiegel van Wetenschap aangeboden. 1574. Johannes Wierix. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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