Christ sits on a throne in the temple, behind him two angels. He is explaining scripture to the scribes. Joseph and Mary walk into the temple and find their twelve-year-old son among the scholars. In the margin a six-line caption, in two columns, in Latin. Marked at upper right: fol. 23., Christ as a twelve-year-old in the temple Life of the Virgin Mary (series title) Vita Deiparæ Virginis Mariæ (series title), print maker: Hieronymus Wierix, (mentioned on object), Hieronymus Wierix, publisher: Hieronymus Wierix, (mentioned on object), Antwerp, 1563 - before 1619, paper, engraving, h 103 mm

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