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Saint Theresia Interceding for Bernardino de Mendoza
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
Saint Teresa kneels before Christ as intercessor for souls in purgatory. She points to the men and women in the fire who look up pleadingly from among them. According to the inscription, Teresa acts on the intercession of the soul of Bernardino de Mendoza. A biblical text is also quoted: 2 Macc. 12. This print is part of an album.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionCredit lineH. Theresia bemiddelt voor Bernardino de Mendoza. 1596 - 1659. Schelte Adamsz. Bolswert. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
