Mirror of creation Specvlvm creatvrarvm (title on object) Twelve mirrors with which man tries to see God (series title) Duodecim Specula Deum ( series title), A man and a woman kneel in front of a mirror. The mirror shows the creation: sun, moon and a coastal landscape. Behind the mirror the kingdom of heaven with God on a throne. In the background, examples of the divinity of creation: the growth of nature, Jacob's ladder and the animals that come to Saint Bernard. The print has a Latin caption: 'Quot rerum fspecies, Specvlis to Conditor vnus Cernitur: vtendo gratus vt effe velis'. Below is a
Mirror of creation Specvlvm creatvrarvm (title on object) Twelve mirrors with which man tries to see God (series title) Duodecim Specula Deum ( series title), A man and a woman kneel in front of a mirror. The mirror shows the creation: sun, moon and a coastal landscape. Behind the mirror the kingdom of heaven with God on a throne. In the background, examples of the divinity of creation: the growth of nature, Jacob's ladder and the animals that come to Saint Bernard. The print has a Latin caption: 'Quot rerum fspecies, Specvlis to Conditor vnus Cernitur: vtendo gratus vt effe velis'. Below is a legend of the scenes that are alphabetically numbered in the picture. The print is part of a twelve-part series (VIII from XII prints) with the subject twelve mirrors with which man tries to see God., Mirror, miraculous activities and events, St. Bernard, heaven, celestial paradise, New Earth (God the Father) ), creation of sun, moon and stars, Nature, Jacob's ladder (alone), Theodoor Galle, 1610, paper, engraving, h 152 mm × w 89 mm
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Photo credit: © Artokoloro / Alamy / Afripics
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