The Penitent Bride (Sponsa) washes her hands in a bowl held by Penitent (Poenitentia). Confession (Confessio) and Satisfaction (Satisfactio) look on. In the background Justice (Justitia), Chastisement (Castigatio) and Godliness (Timor Dei). In the margin a four-line caption, in two columns, in Latin. The Penitent Bride Washes Her Hands, print maker: Johannes Wierix, (possibly), intermediary draughtsman: Gerard van Groeningen, publisher: Philips Galle, Antwerp, 1574, paper, engraving, letterpress printing, h 92 mm × w 141 mm

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