Title print for 'Opera Omnia' by John Lightfoot, Romeyn de Hooghe, 1686 print A pedestal or stone table has a Jewish gentleman surrounded by three more men, with a scroll on which Hebrew texts are located. In the background an allegorical figure (truth?) Surrounded by the four evangelist symbols (angel, eagle, lion, cattle). print maker: Haarlempublisher: Rotterdam paper etching / engraving Jewish religion and culture. studying the Torah, the Talmud, etc. ~ personal duties in Jewish life. Truth; 'Verità ' (Ripa). eagle (possibly with book) ~ symbol of St. John. ox (possibly with book) ~ symbol
Title print for 'Opera Omnia' by John Lightfoot, Romeyn de Hooghe, 1686 print A pedestal or stone table has a Jewish gentleman surrounded by three more men, with a scroll on which Hebrew texts are located. In the background an allegorical figure (truth?) Surrounded by the four evangelist symbols (angel, eagle, lion, cattle). print maker: Haarlempublisher: Rotterdam paper etching / engraving Jewish religion and culture. studying the Torah, the Talmud, etc. ~ personal duties in Jewish life. Truth; 'Verità ' (Ripa). eagle (possibly with book) ~ symbol of St. John. ox (possibly with book) ~ symbol of St. Luke. lion (possibly with book) ~ symbol of St. Mark. angel (possibly with book) ~ symbol of St. Matthew
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