Mirror of life Specvlvm propriae vilitatis (title on object) Twelve mirrors with which man tries to see God (series title) Duodecim Specula Deum (series title), In the foreground a mirror with a skull. Four snakes around the mirror, symbolizing original sin. A believer is sitting under the mirror on a coffin. Two skeletons stand on either side of the mirror and point their arrows at the believer. In the background Moses and the burning bush, Adam and Eve in Earthly Paradise, the blessing of two devout believers by a priest, At the back right a boy with a splinter in his eye is reprimanded by a

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