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Prayer

1589 · engraving; paper

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

About this work

Mary as the female personification of Prayer (Oratio). In a bedroom she kneels and folds her hands in prayer. In the air the tetragram of God and the Holy Spirit descending from heaven as a dove. The fifth print from a series with the subject of six Christian virtues.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description

Subjects

print (private) prayer

Credit lineGebed. 1589. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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