The Iron Age: the law of grace of the New Testament, 3.Ætas (title on object), Personifications of the three laws ruling the three ages of the world (series title), The feminine personification of Divine Grace (Gratia ) crowns a naked kneeling boy. On her lap is the book with the seven seals. In the background on the left, Christ as the fountain of life (Fons Vitae), in a basin with his arm wrapped around the cross. In the margin a four-line caption in Dutch, Latin and French., print, print maker: Hieronymus Wierix, (mentioned on object), after design by: Maerten de Vos, (mentioned on object),

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