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The Bride and Groom Embrace
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The Bride and Groom Embrace

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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The bridegroom (Christ) embraces his kneeling bride (Sponsa) before a rose arch in a garden. The female personifications of various virtues, including Faith (Fides), Hope (Spes) and Love (Charitas), look on. In the margin a four-line inscription, in two columns, in Latin.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Subjects
printboekillustratie'Scienza', 'Studio' (Ripa)Christ as adultbride (in wedding-dress)
Credit lineBruid en bruidegom omhelzen elkaar. 1574. Johannes Wierix. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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