Allegory on the Christian Religion: a winged woman, pointing at a scroll, leaning against a tau-shaped cross with a Chi-Rho monogram; a bit hanging on one arm of the cross; a skeleton, symbolizing Death, under the feet of the woman; a snake on the cross; a tree and a dove holding an olive branch; a banderole; wreath of branches as frame

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Allegory on the Christian Religion: a winged woman, pointing at a scroll, leaning against a tau-shaped cross with a Chi-Rho monogram; a bit hanging on one arm of the cross; a skeleton, symbolizing Death, under the feet of the woman; a snake on the cross; a tree and a dove holding an olive branch; a banderole; wreath of branches as frame

EUANGELIUM AETERNUM (LA)

Iconclass notations

11D123(TAU-CROSS) specific forms of the cross: Tau-cross
11D12 the cross ~ symbols of Christ
11P12:5(+1131) allegorical representations ~ religion; 'Religione', 'Religione de SS. Mauritio e Lazaro', 'Religione vera christiana' (Ripa)❧Abstract Ideas and Concepts (+ clothed with wings)
22C32 light shining out of the heavens
25F39(DOVE)(+5245) other birds: dove (+ animal(s) holding something)
25F42(+1) snakes (+ animals used symbolically)
25G3(+22) trees (+ branch, stick)
25G3(+221) trees (+ sprig, twig)
25G3(+34) trees (+ bearing fruit)
31A21 (human) skeleton
31AA2726 trampling, treading, stamping on someone or something - AA - female human figure
31B6211 looking upwards
31F26 Death as skeleton
43A(+12) festivities (+ wreath, garland ~ festive activities)
46C131613 reins
48A98(+2) ornaments ~ art (+ framing decorations)
48A98313 branches, 'Astwerk' ~ ornament
49L73 banderole
49L8 inscription
73C72112(+0) apostles must be wise as serpents and harmless as doves ~ the ideal apostle (Matthew 10:16) (+ variant)
83(THEODORUS BEZA, Icones XXXIX) (THEODORUS BEZA, Icones XXXIX) specific works of literature (with AUTHOR, Title)
86(RELIGIO CHRISTIANA)(+0) proverbs, sayings, etc. (RELIGIO CHRISTIANA) (+ variant)
86(EVANGELIUM AETERNUM) proverbs, sayings, etc. (EVANGELIUM AETERNUM)
86(ET FLORE ET FRUCTU) proverbs, sayings, etc. (ET FLORE ET FRUCTU)
86(MATTHEUS 10:16) proverbs, sayings, etc. (MATTHEUS 10:16)
86(XP) proverbs, sayings, etc. (XP)