Church Father Ambrose, The Four Church Fathers (series title), Saint Ambrose is sitting in his study reading a book. He is wearing his bishop's mantle. Books, writing utensils and an hourglass are open on the table. Next to him is the beehive, a reference to the swarm of bees that settled in his mouth when he was in the cradle. There is a cat in the foreground. In the frame in the margin a four-line caption in Latin., print, print maker: Hieronymus Wierix, (mentioned on object), after design by: Maerten de Vos, (mentioned on object), Laurens Beyerlinck, (mentioned on object), Antwerp, 1586

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