Drowning death of Cornelis Sylvius, Gaspar Bouttats, 1669 print The print shows the heroic death of the Jesuit Cornelis Sylvius. In the midst of a stormy sea, the priest with his right hand holds a crucifix. A miscarriage is tied to his belt. Next to him, a corpse drives a sailor. In the background a ship that is the toy of the wild waves. One of the sailors is still on the ship and praying. The print has a Dutch caption: 'P. Cornelius Sylvius Vande Societeyt Naer that he had taken the bootsgheselles in a Grouwelijck tempeste and told the Doot, Treat with great Godt fruiticheijt. " Numbered at
Drowning death of Cornelis Sylvius, Gaspar Bouttats, 1669 print The print shows the heroic death of the Jesuit Cornelis Sylvius. In the midst of a stormy sea, the priest with his right hand holds a crucifix. A miscarriage is tied to his belt. Next to him, a corpse drives a sailor. In the background a ship that is the toy of the wild waves. One of the sailors is still on the ship and praying. The print has a Dutch caption: 'P. Cornelius Sylvius Vande Societeyt Naer that he had taken the bootsgheselles in a Grouwelijck tempeste and told the Doot, Treat with great Godt fruiticheijt. " Numbered at the top right: 207. Antwerp paper engraving violent death, being killed; being mishandled and maltreated; seeking death (+ death by martyrdom). death by drowning (non-violent). crucifix ~ personal devotion. chalice
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