Mary stands on the crescent moon in a mandorla. She wears a crown with stars. Above her the sun and moon and the Trinity. Below her a dragon. Devils shoot arrows at her which are repelled by cherubs with shields. On either side medallions with symbols from the Lauretan Litany (Litany of the Blessed Virgin Mary). In the margin a two-line caption in Latin, Virgin Mary flanked by symbols from the Lauretan Litany, print maker: Hieronymus Wierix, (mentioned on object), publisher: Hieronymus Wierix, (mentioned on object), Joachim de Buschere, (mentioned on object), Antwerp, 1563 - before 1619, paper

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