The Bible on the Scales

The Bible on the scales, ca. 1560. In an interior, the Bible is weighed on a large scale against the weight of the symbols of the Roman Catholic Church. On the side of the Bible, to the right, stands the group of church reformers including Jan Hus, Martin Luther, and Johannes Calvin. On the left, representatives of the Catholic Church: Pope (Alexander?), cardinals, bishop, priest, nun, altar boy, and pilgrim. Two monks try in vain to tip the scale to their side. With a caption of 4 columns, each with six lines in Dutch. Reduced copy in the same direction. Satirical print on the Roman Catholic Church, theme ca. 1560.