Pelican who feeds his boy with his own blood; Title page for: D. van Baarsdt, Tapytje der Geestelijcke and the world tarty ruling, 1661. The symbol of the suffering Christ, the pelican that feeds her boy with her own blood, is surrounded by a wreath and is flanked by Personifications of love (left) ) And Science (right). Above the pelican stands within a cartouche's depicting of Christ who makes himself known to his disciples during the meal. One of the diciples drinks the blood from the side of Christ. Below the wreath is a four-line verse in Dutch.

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