The tree of the covenant, 1578, Wierix, After Maerten de Vos, 1578 print Political allegory from 1578 with the tree of peace (Arbor Pacis) in the middle; Upstairs in the tree the weapon of Philip II in which a heart is put out of heaven; In the branches are left and right love (Charitas) and Divine Order (Ordo Divinus), next to everyone an empty coat of arms. Together with the female personifications of Trouw (Fiducia) and Concordia (Eendracht) they wear a cord on which the weapons of the seventeen provinces are hanging. Fiducia is trying deceit (Fallacia) and Concordia displaces discord (Disc
The tree of the covenant, 1578, Wierix, After Maerten de Vos, 1578 print Political allegory from 1578 with the tree of peace (Arbor Pacis) in the middle; Upstairs in the tree the weapon of Philip II in which a heart is put out of heaven; In the branches are left and right love (Charitas) and Divine Order (Ordo Divinus), next to everyone an empty coat of arms. Together with the female personifications of Trouw (Fiducia) and Concordia (Eendracht) they wear a cord on which the weapons of the seventeen provinces are hanging. Fiducia is trying deceit (Fallacia) and Concordia displaces discord (Discordia). In the middle there is a open Bible on the ground on which a sword. Angel's samples and predators chase behind the tree. In the caption four verses of 8 lines each in Dutch, Latin, French and German. Southern Netherlands paper engraving Fidelity; 'Faithful (Ripa). Charity, 'Caritas'; 'Caritè' (Ripa) ~ One of the Three Theological Virtues. Agreement, Unity; 'Concordia', 'unsurpassed Concordia', 'Military Concordia', 'Concordia di Pace', 'Civil Union' (Ripa). Trees (+ Plants Used Symbollicly). Disappointment, fallacy; 'First impression' (Ripa). Disagreement, discord; 'Discord' (Ripa)
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