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Church Father Ambrose
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Church Father Ambrose

Antonie Wierix (II) · 1585 · engraving; paper

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

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St. Ambrose, church father and bishop of Milan, is at work in his study. He reads in a book, seated next to a table with open books. He is dressed in a bishop's mantle and wears a mitre on his head. Under his arm the bishop's staff. On the floor his attribute, the beehive. Below the image an explanatory text in Latin. This print is part of an album.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Credit lineKerkvader Ambrosius. 1585. Antonie Wierix (II). Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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