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Mirror of Purity
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
In the foreground a Levite and a priest. They wash their hands with the water of a large fountain. In the background God appears to King David. The print has a Latin inscription: 'Vis hominum diuumque oculis speciofus haberi? Temet ad hoc Specvlvm refpice, come laua'. At the bottom a legend of the scenes which are numbered alphabetically on the image. The print is part of a twelve-print series (VII out of XII prints) with the subject twelve mirrors with which man tries to see God.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionSubjects
Credit lineSpiegel der reinheid. 1610. Theodoor Galle. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
