Allegory on the Christian faith; Title page for: Pictet, B. The Christelly God gelleutheid and knowledge of salvation & c., 1728. The personification of the Christian belief in the form of an angel with a laurel wreath is on the right. Above her head, the Holy Spirit floats. In her hands she holds a few books from the Bible: Genesis, Isaiah, Zacharias, John and Revelation. Behind her a representation of Christ with thorns crown, cross and a snake that is trampled by him. Next to the angel is a naked woman with a sun above her head as a person's personification, the good. Her left foot rests on
Allegory on the Christian faith; Title page for: Pictet, B. The Christelly God gelleutheid and knowledge of salvation & c., 1728. The personification of the Christian belief in the form of an angel with a laurel wreath is on the right. Above her head, the Holy Spirit floats. In her hands she holds a few books from the Bible: Genesis, Isaiah, Zacharias, John and Revelation. Behind her a representation of Christ with thorns crown, cross and a snake that is trampled by him. Next to the angel is a naked woman with a sun above her head as a person's personification, the good. Her left foot rests on a composite cap. She refers the evil in the form of a hazard with snakes and a smoking mouth. The ugly woman holds writings of gnostic figures as Simon Magus, Arius and Ebion. On the right a woman writes on a role entitled Reformatio. Two putti, front right, the roles with titles collect writings and events that, according to Pictet, formed the basis of the Christian faith. On the front of the increase are the title and author of the book.
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