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Emblem with a cleric and a man praying to God and the saints with their request to be allowed to live in virtue

Boëtius Adamsz. Bolswert · 1620 · engraving; paper

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A cleric kneels in prayer with the instruments of Christ's Passion; a man next to him also kneels in prayer and tramples the devil. They turn to God, who is enthroned in heaven, and the saints who can intercede. On seven shields, the virtues are depicted that the meditation prescribes and which man must pursue during his life: faith, hope, love, justice, temperance, strength, and prudence.

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Credit lineEmbleem met geestelijke en man die tot God en de heiligen bidden met hun verzoek om in deugd te mogen leven. 1620. Boëtius Adamsz. Bolswert. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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