A hypocrite and a believer during fasting, Wierix (Rejected Attribution), After Bernardino Passeri, 1593 print The hypocrite, with a devil above the head, shows that he is fasting. The believer, with an angel above the head, has rubbed his face with oil so that no one notices that he is fasting. They stand in front of a dry and a flowering tree, presumably a reference to matt. 7:17: "This way every good tree bears good fruits, but a bad tree bears bad fruits." Various elements from the performance are letters that correspond with the legend in the margin. Antwerp paper engraving 'when you fast
A hypocrite and a believer during fasting, Wierix (Rejected Attribution), After Bernardino Passeri, 1593 print The hypocrite, with a devil above the head, shows that he is fasting. The believer, with an angel above the head, has rubbed his face with oil so that no one notices that he is fasting. They stand in front of a dry and a flowering tree, presumably a reference to matt. 7:17: "This way every good tree bears good fruits, but a bad tree bears bad fruits." Various elements from the performance are letters that correspond with the legend in the margin. Antwerp paper engraving 'when you fast, ... your fasting may not be seen by men' (Matthew 6:16-18). Christ's sermon on the mount (Matthew 5-7)
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