Allegorical emblem with the pelican pecking her breast to feed her young with her own blood along with the copper snake around the cross. Print No. 12 from the series of 16 representations of The Miracle of Amsterdam, after the events of March 15, 1345. Below the image two six-line verses in Latin and Dutch, Pelican and Copper Snake, 12 The Amsterdam Miracle, 1345 (series title) Amstelredams honour and rise through the thought-provoking miracles aldaer geschied aen en door het H. Sacrament des Altaers Anno 1345 (series title on object), print maker: Boëtius Adamsz. Bolswert, publisher: Hendrik

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