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Faith ministered (minister in Dutch also: 'klerk') by Reason: a standing woman, veiled, holding a cross and an open book (Faith), dipping a quill in an ink-well offered to her by a kneeling woman who is holding a caduceus (Reason); in the foreground: an owl, open books, flute, compasses, square, globe and Jacob's staff; coat of arms of Utrecht; banderole with inscription dpd_0301 Burning oil-lamp framed by floral ornament with ribbons dpd_0302 Illustration of "Apocalypse 3:20" 'to Laodicea': Castle with two men: one hammering (Dutch: 'kloppen') against the door, one on top of the castle (Dutch: 'burcht'); initials "I.E.C." dpd_0303 Three men at work in a printing office: one man rolling ink-balls, one man operating a press, a third type-setting at a typecase(?); tables dpd_0304 A man sowing (Dutch: 'zaaien'), symmetrical cornucopiae with inscribed banderole as frame dpd_0305 Landlord (Dutch: 'kastelein') in the door of a castle dpd_0306 Unicorn holding the coat of arms of Hoorn (hunting horn; Dutch: 'hoorn'); tree-stump dpd_0307 Personification of the city of Dordrecht: sitting woman, holding a palm-branch, 'giving birth to' books in her lap, a coat of arms (of Dordrecht) next to her; banderoles with inscription dpd_0308 Truth (Dutch: 'waarheid'): a naked woman, on a cubical seat, holding the sun represented as a face, a palm-branch and an open book, the right foot resting on a globe; a wreath decorated with fruit and inscribed banderole as frame dpd_0309 Open book with (pseudo-) text dpd_0310 Family (man, wife and child) kneeling in prayer below a Jahweh-tetragram dpd_0311 A man wearing a loincloth setting out a tree (bearing fruits) in a cask; behind him a dead tree and a tree-stump; a hilly landscape; banderole dpd_0312 Unicorn holding the coat of arms of Hoorn (hunting horn; Dutch: 'hoorn') dpd_0313 Two hands from the clouds join in front of a sword to which two crossed Cornucopiae are tied, a laurel wreath and a unicorn above the sword; a laurel wreath as frame dpd_0314 The book with the seven seals is held by the lion of Juda, standing on its hind legs dpd_0315 'Roman' soldier holding his left arm sidewards, his right hand over his mouth, symbolizing Silence; decorated frame; initials "I.M." dpd_0316 'Roman' soldier raising his right hand, holding a palm-branch in his left, seated amidst spoils of war (Dutch: 'schat'): helmet, shield, vessel, money-bag, crown, lute, flute, treasure-chest, open book; Jahweh-tetragram above his head; frame decorated with cherubs; monogram "A.H.R." dpd_0317 Squirrel dpd_0318 Well dpd_0319 A pedestal with a turtle; on top of the turtle: an hourglass with wings at its sides and a skull on top dpd_0320 Vine winding itself round a tree dpd_0321 Flowers in a pot dpd_0322 Man, wearing head-gear, holding a walking stick, descending (Dutch: 'dalen') a mountain; the sun dpd_0323 Lake with a dam (Dutch: 'dam'), sun with Jahweh-tetragram(?); group of men around a crane dpd_0324 The sun shining on the bird phoenix (Dutch: de 'vogel phoenix'); decorated frame dpd_0325 Man picking a bunch of grapes off a vine, winding itself round a tree; banderole dpd_0326 Eagle flying over a coastal landscape with city-view; ornamental scrollwork frame with roses dpd_0327 Palm tree; banderole dpd_0328 Hand sharpening a burin(?) on a whetstone (Dutch: 'wetsteen') dpd_0329 Man picking a bunch of grapes off a vine, winding itself round a tree; banderole dpd_0330 Bees attacking a wolf searching for honey from a tree; banderole dpd_0331 St. Paul setting out a tree (spading), St. Apollos watering it dpd_0332 A sitting man (scholar) in a study, reading dpd_0333 One man spading, another man sowing(?), in a forest (Dutch: 'bos'); banderole with inscription; decorated frame dpd_0334 A sitting man (scholar) in a study reading; attributes of Minerva (lance and Aegis) and Mercury (Caduceus and Petasus) dpd_0335 Flying woman with wings at the shoulder, laurel on the head, two trumpets (Fame), on one of the trumpets a banner with the sun represented as a face and the abbreviated inscription 'Sol iustitiae illustra nos'; view of a city (Utrecht); banderole with inscription dpd_0336 Coat of arms of Leiden, held by a lion, wearing a helmet and holding a sword; decorated frame dpd_0337 Open book on a lectern, cloud above; decorated frame dpd_0338 A man spading; Jahweh-tetragram; frame of branches dpd_0339 A sitting man (scholar) in a study reading; attributes of Minerva (lance and Aegis) and Mercury (Caduceus and Petasus) dpd_0340 Shrubs dpd_0341 Saint Michael fighting the dragon; frame decorated with putti dpd_0342 Palm tree with a stone on top; banderole dpd_0343 Lily and thorny shrubs, illustrating the Song of Songs: 'As a lily among thorns, So is my love among the daughters' dpd_0344 Phoenix looking at the sun; banderole with inscription dpd_0345 Phoenix on top of a burning palm tree; two angels holding an open book dpd_0346 Man picking a bunch of grapes off a vine, winding itself round a tree; banderole dpd_0347 Man picking a bunch of grapes off a vine, winding itself round a tree; banderole dpd_0348 A cupid holding an open book with musical score, a banderole with inscription 'attached' to his mouth dpd_0349 Father Time (scythe) throwing books on the ground; banderole with inscription dpd_0350 Sphinx framed by a wreath of olive-branches dpd_0351 Man picking a bunch of grapes off a vine, winding itself round a tree; banderole dpd_0352 A cupid holding an open book with musical score dpd_0353 Phoenix on top of a burning palm tree; two angels holding an open book dpd_0354 City view of Paris (French: 'ville de Paris'); simple frame dpd_0355 A falcon sitting on a tree trunk; compasses (Dutch: 'passer') dpd_0356 Bees attacking a wolf searching for honey from a tree; banderole dpd_0357 Bees attacking a wolf searching for honey from a tree; banderole dpd_0358 Prudence (a woman with two faces, with one of which she is looking in a mirror, while she is holding a bundle of snakes) trampling on Envy (a man lying face down on the earth, snakes for hair) in the background: two ships on a rough sea; buildings on the shore of a calm sea; frame decorated with the head of Envy in four corners dpd_0359 Mascaron with animal horns dpd_0360 An angel holding a scythe and an open book dpd_0361 The book with the seven seals is held by the lion of Juda, standing on its hind legs dpd_0362 A man cutting a tree with an axe, another man making a fire; decorated frame dpd_0363 Open book with notation of music in a scrollwork frame dpd_0364 Compasses held by a hand (clouds); Constancy (cross) and Labour (a man with a spade; banderole with inscription dpd_0365 Compasses held by a hand (clouds), frame consisting of festoon of fruit with inscribed banderole dpd_0366 The sacrifice of Isaac: when Abraham has his hand raised to kill Isaac, the angel restrains Abraham's hand; simple frame with inscription and decorated with a cherub dpd_0367 Compasses held by a hand (clouds); decorated frame dpd_0368 Woman holding a sword and scales (Justice); sun dpd_0369 Ornamental flowers dpd_0370 Compasses (Dutch: 'passer') held by a hand from the clouds, measuring; a riverscape with a swan dpd_0371 Compasses, knotted branches and inscribed banderole dpd_0372 Compasses on a cartouche, framed by inscribed banderole intertwined with branches dpd_0373 Compasses; a sitting woman holding shields with heraldic representations: coat of arms of the city of Leiden (keys), coat of arms of the province South-Holland (lion); banderole with inscription dpd_0374 Compasses; a sitting woman holding shields with heraldic representations: coat of arms of the city of Leiden (keys), of the university of Leiden: Minerva (helmet, Aegis), the province of South-Holland (lion) and of prince William I of Nassau; banderole with inscription dpd_0375 Hand from the clouds watering a rose-bush in a pot; frame decorated with branches and banderole with inscription dpd_0376 A tree with a woman carrying an oil-lamp(?) and a man, sitting on the ground; a banderole dpd_0377 Sprouting tree trunk; banderole dpd_0378 A man - Laurens Jansz Coster - standing next to a tree, holding a knife in one hand and a branch of the tree - inscribed "D.T." - in the other; a banderole with inscription around the tree dpd_0379 A molehill with three moles dpd_0380 Unicorn (horn not visible) holding coat of arms with 'Hausmarke' and the initials "I.K." dpd_0381 Man sitting at the foot of a tree dpd_0382 A tree with a woman carrying an oil-lamp(?) and a man, sitting on the ground; a banderole dpd_0383 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 dpd_0384 Salamander in a fire, encircled by Ouroboros; banderole with inscription dpd_0385 Turtle and banderole dpd_0386 Allegory on the Christian Religion: a winged woman holding an open book and leaning against a tau-shaped cross; a bit hanging on one arm of the cross; a skeleton, symbolizing Death, below the feet of the woman dpd_0387 Pelican feeding its young with its own blood; decorated frame dpd_0388 Crane, with a banderole in its beak, holding a stone in its claw; a skull with an hourglass on top; ornamental scrollwork frame dpd_0389 Sun represented as a face; frame decorated with cherub dpd_0390 Vine winding itself round a tree dpd_0391 Christ as Man of Sorrows(-variant), holding the cross, in a chalice, shedding his blood dpd_0392 Crane, with a banderole in its beak, holding a stone in its claw; a skull with an hourglass on top; scrollwork frame with foliage dpd_0393 An eagle, holding a bundle of arrows in its beak, standing on a pedestal, to which two palm-branches are attached; banderole with inscription dpd_0394 Double-headed eagle, framed by floral forms dpd_0395 Saint Catherine of Alexandria; banderole; flowers, among which marigolds dpd_0396 An ostrich spreading its wings, holding a horseshoe in its beak; banderole dpd_0397 The Three Theological Virtues (Faith, holding a cross; Hope, holding an anchor; and Charity, with two naked children) standing in a circle; Hope and Faith are leading a naked man by the hand; Jahweh-tetragram; banderole with inscription dpd_0398 Landscape with deer, one running, one drinking from a well; banderoles with inscription dpd_0399 Castle on mount Zion; sun represented as a face; birds dpd_0400 Father Time (wings), standing on a wheel, holding a sickle in one hand and a snake in the other; banderole dpd_0401 An eagle, holding a bundle of arrows in its beak, standing on a pedestal, to which two palm-branches are attached; banderole with inscription dpd_0402 Mountainous landscape with snakes and frogs at the foot of a palm tree; decorated frame dpd_0403 An angel holding a scythe and an open book dpd_0404 Lily and thorny shrubs, illustrating "Song of Songs 2:2": 'As a lily among thorns, So is my love among the daughters' dpd_0405 Lily and thorny shrubs, illustrating "Song of Songs 2:2": 'As a lily among thorns, So is my love among the daughters' dpd_0406 An angel holding a scythe and an open book dpd_0407 A flounder (Dutch: 'bot'); decorated frame dpd_0408 Saint John the Evangelist - with his symbol, the eagle - inspired by an appearance of the Virgin Mary in a mandorla; frame decorated with fruit dpd_0409 Sun represented as a face; decorated frame dpd_0410 A snail; frame decorated with branches dpd_0411 Hercules (club, lion's skin) on one, and a lion on the other side of a palm tree (Dutch: 'boom'); frame decorated with branches; monogram "I.H.B." dpd_0412 The book with the seven seals is held by the lion of Juda, standing on its hind legs dpd_0413 Tree with coat of arms of Haarlem, flanked by lions; a banderole dpd_0414 An eagle, holding a bundle of arrows in its beak, standing on a pedestal, to which two palm-branches are attached; banderole with inscription dpd_0415 Phoenix dpd_0416 Eagle flying upwards, above the clouds, towards a radiating Jahweh-tetragram; decorated frame dpd_0417 Palm tree; banderole dpd_0418 A representation of Laurens Jansz Coster - wearing oriental head-gear(?) standing next to a tree, holding a branch inscribed "D.T." in his hand; a banderole with inscription around the tree dpd_0419 Turtle; banderole with inscription dpd_0420 Palm tree; banderole dpd_0421 Palm tree; banderole dpd_0422 Rocky coast with ship, beacon-light, anchor dpd_0423 Lily and thorny shrubs, illustrating the Song of Songs: 'As a lily among thorns, So is my love among the daughters' dpd_0424 Shrubs; banderole dpd_0425 Man, sitting on the ground, in front of a group of trees, holding an open book; an ink-well(?) at his feet; banderole with inscription dpd_0426 The Three Theological Virtues (Faith, holding a cross; Hope, holding an anchor; and Charity, with two naked children) standing in a circle; Hope and Faith are leading a naked man by the hand; radiating Jahweh-tetragram; simple frame dpd_0427 Phoenix and sun; frame decorated with branches dpd_0428 Sprouting tree trunk; banderole with inscription dpd_0429 Phoenix on top of a burning palm tree; two angels holding an open book dpd_0430 The Three Theological Virtues (Faith, holding a cross; Hope, holding an anchor; and Charity, with two naked children); simple frame dpd_0431 A man spading, in a landscape; Jahweh-tetragram; a laurel-branch and a palm-branch as frame dpd_0432 A man spading, in a landscape; Jahweh-tetragram; a laurel-branch and a palm-branch as frame dpd_0433 The journey to Emmaus: the two men meet Christ; in the background: the supper at Emmaus; decorated frame dpd_0434 The journey to Emmaus: the two men meet Christ; in the background: the supper at Emmaus; decorated frame dpd_0435 The journey to Emmaus: the two men meet Christ dpd_0436 The journey to Emmaus: the two men meet Christ dpd_0437 Minerva (helmet, Aegis) holding an open book; armour dpd_0438 Minerva (Aegis, helmet, owl) standing next to a tree bearing fruit, holding a banderole dpd_0439 Minerva (helmet, Aegis, owl) standing next to an olive-tree, holding a banderole with inscription dpd_0440 Elijah fed by the ravens (Dutch: 'raven'): while the prophet is living by the brook, ravens bring him food; banderole with inscription dpd_0441 Woman flying over a landscape, blowing a trumpet and holding a laurel (Fame); decorated frame dpd_0442 Minerva (Aegis, helmet) holding an open book, surrounded by various objects: books, globe, Jacob's staff and Ceres (cornucopia, corn in the hair, holding a sheaf of corn); in the background: harvest; banderole with inscription dpd_0443 Peter's vision of the unclean beasts on the roof of the house of Simon the Tanner: a sheet descends from heaven full of four-footed beasts, creeping things and fowl in the air dpd_0444 Elijah fed by the ravens (Dutch: 'raven'): while the prophet is living by the brook, ravens bring him food; decorated frame dpd_0445 Elijah fed by the ravens (Dutch: 'raven'): while the prophet is living by the brook, ravens bring him food; frame decorated with roses dpd_0446 Elijah fed by the ravens (Dutch: 'raven'): while the prophet is living by the brook, ravens bring him food; banderole with inscription dpd_0447 The hand of God (left hand!) puts a heart on a pillar (Constancy), storm threatening a sailing-ship at sea; a sunny meadow with sheep; decorated frame dpd_0448 A hand from the clouds holding a pair of scales in front of an open book; frame decorated with festoons dpd_0449 Open book with notation of music; frame decorated with festoons and hybrid beings of mixed human and animal form dpd_0450 Open book with notation of music; decorated frame dpd_0451 Eagle flying over a landscape; frame decorated with human heads dpd_0452 Bean plant (Dutch: 'boon') in a cartouche; decorated frame dpd_0453 Compasses held by a hand (clouds); frame decorated with human figures lying on top of it dpd_0454 Crowned coat of arms of Gorinchem, held by two lions dpd_0455 Open book in decorative frame; shield with monogram "A.H.R." dpd_0456 Pilot (Dutch: 'loodsman') holding sounding-lead(?), while walking along the shore; frame with putti and lion's head dpd_0457 Ornamental composition framing a cartouche with 'Hausmarke' and the initials "V.C." dpd_0458 A hand from the clouds holding a pair of scales in front of an open book; frame decorated with festoons dpd_0459 A hand from the clouds holding a pair of scales in front of an open book; frame decorated with festoons and cherub dpd_0460 Armillary sphere with the signs of the zodiac; wreath of olive-branches as frame dpd_0461 A standing woman (Vigilance) holding an oil-lamp and an open book, at her side a crane holding a stone in its claw; in the background: agricultural activities: ploughing and mowing; frame decorated with cherubs dpd_0462 A sitting woman with an open book, an oil-lamp and a cock (Vigilance); a man digging with a spade (Labour); in the background a hay-wagon; frame decorated with various tools, e.g. sickle and saw, an inscribed banderole, and 'Hausmarke' with initials "A.L." dpd_0463 A standing woman (Vigilance) holding an oil-lamp and an open book, at her side a crane holding a stone in its claw; in the background: agricultural activities: ploughing and mowing; frame decorated with cherubs dpd_0464 A column held by a crowned lion; in the background a man digging, two men (in discussion?); decorated frame dpd_0465 Open book with notation of music; decorated frame dpd_0466 Flying woman with wings at the shoulder and two trumpets (Fame); monogram "P.M." and coat of arms of Amsterdam dpd_0467 Flying woman with wings at the shoulder, laurel on the head, two trumpets (Fame); monogram "P.M." and coat of arms of Amsterdam; banderole with inscription dpd_0468 Woman standing on a globe with wings holding a sail (Fortuna); waterscape; decorated frame dpd_0469 Woman standing on a globe with wings holding a sail (Fortuna); waterscape; frame decorated with festoons, a mascaron and two women holding an olive-branch(?) above their head dpd_0470 Open book, bible, with text; Jahweh-tetragram dpd_0471 The sailors reluctantly throw the prophet Jonah into the sea; decorated frame, partly consisting of a banderole with inscription dpd_0472 The sailors reluctantly throw the prophet Jonah into the sea; decorated frame, partly consisting of a banderole with inscription dpd_0473 The journey to Emmaus: the two men meet Christ; banderoles with inscription dpd_0474 'The Kingdom of Heaven is like treasure hidden in a field': a man digging for a treasure, in the background, and speaking with the man from whom he wants to buy the field, in the foreground; composite frame decorated with vases, women with palm-branches, mascarons and festoons dpd_0475 Apollo as charioteer (in Dutch also: 'wagenaar') driving the chariot of the sun; banderole with inscription dpd_0476 Hercules (club, lion's skin) standing on a monster (dragon), holding a horn; Orthrus and the Nemean lion chained to the frame dpd_0477 Minerva (Aegis, helmet, lance) holding an open book; attached to the lance is the coat of arms of the city of Leiden (Minerva as patroness of the University of Leiden dpd_0478 Minerva (helmet, Aegis, owl) standing next to an olive-tree, holding a banderole dpd_0479 Truth (Dutch: 'waarheid'): a naked woman, on a cubical seat, holding the sun represented as a face, a palm-branch and an open book, the right foot resting on a globe; a wreath decorated with fruit and with inscribed banderole as frame dpd_0480 Minerva (helmet, Aegis, owl) standing next to an olive-tree, holding a banderole dpd_0481 Minerva (helmet, Aegis, owl) standing next to an olive-tree, holding a banderole dpd_0482 Minerva (helmet, owl, lance with banner of Leiden (keys) attached to it) embracing Hercules (club, lion's skin), symbolizing Unity; simple frame dpd_0483 Elijah fed by the ravens (Dutch: 'raven'): while the prophet is living by the brook, ravens bring him food; decorated frame dpd_0484 Minerva (Aegis, owl, laurel wreath), as patroness of the arts, sitting under an olive-tree with an open book on her lap; on the ground an open book and with music notation(?), an astrolabe; in her hands a palette(?) and a twig(?); banderole with inscription dpd_0485 Minerva (helmet, owl, lance, Aegis), attached to the lance a banderole (Minerva as patroness of the University of Harderwijk); she is surrounded by various objects: open book, astrolabe dpd_0486 Two hands holding a cornucopia dpd_0487 The journey to Emmaus; the two men meet Christ; banderole with inscription dpd_0488 Minerva (helmet, Aegis) holding an olive-tree; banderole with inscription dpd_0489 Apollo (playing the lyre) standing next to a laurel around which an inscribed banderole is coiled dpd_0490 In an oval medallion held by two angels and topped by a crowned coat of arms of Leiden, three men are at work in a printing office: a man rolling ink-balls, a printer, a type-setter seated at a typecase; two visitors (customers?) dpd_0491 In an oval medallion held by two angels, three men are at work in a printing office: a man rolling ink-balls, a printer, a type-setter seated at a typecase; two visitors (customers?) dpd_0492 A man cutting a branch from a tree with a knife; frame decorated with foliage, banderole with inscription dpd_0493 The adoration of the kings: the Wise Men present their gifts kneeling in front of Mary, Joseph and the Christ-child; the star of Bethlehem in the sky, a man in contemporary costume in the background; frame decorated with vases and festoons dpd_0494 The attack on the Midianites: Gideon and his men blow their trumpets, break their pitchers, and hold their lamps; frame decorated with hybrids of mixed human and animal shape, and festoons; initials "G.S." dpd_0495 The mote and the beam in the eye: two standing men, one pointing towards the head of the other; frame decorated with two putti, cornucopiae, birds, lion's head and mascaron dpd_0496 The journey to Emmaus; the two men meet Christ; the supper at Emmaus: Christ is recognized while blessing or breaking the bread; frame decorated with female busts, and festoons dpd_0497 The journey to Emmaus: the two men meet Christ; frame decorated with two putti, cornucopiae, birds, lion's head and mascaron dpd_0498 Open book, bible; Jahweh-tetragram; frame decorated with hybrids of mixed human and animal shape, festoons and mascaron dpd_0499 Open book on a lectern(?) topped by a crown, ornamental background; shield with monogram "P.A.V.R." dpd_0500 Three men at work in a printing office: one is printing, one is rolling ink-balls(?), one is typesetting(?); frame with floral ornament, an orb and open books dpd_0501 Open book with (pseudo-)text; decorated frame dpd_0502 Truth (Dutch: 'waarheid'): a naked woman, on a cubical seat, holding the sun represented as a face, a palm-branch and an open book, the right foot resting on a globe; a wreath decorated with fruit and with inscribed banderole as frame dpd_0503 Woman holding a sword and scales (Justice); decorated frame dpd_0504 Open book with notation of music on a lectern, decorated with two dragons(?); a cross in a circle between them; frame decorated with festoons and ribbons dpd_0505 Open book, bible, with text; Jahweh-tetragram; frame decorated with two putti, cornucopiae, birds, lion's head and mascaron dpd_0506 A woman holding up a sail (Occasio); waterscape; frame decorated with festoons and two women holding palm-branches dpd_0507 Coat of arms(?) with three rosettes and a star; frame decorated with beings of mixed human and animal form and festoons dpd_0508 Illustration of "Apocalypse 3:20" 'to Laodicea': Castle (Dutch: 'burcht') with two men: one hammering (Dutch: 'kloppen') against the door, one on top of the castle; decorated frame; initials "I.E.C." dpd_0509 A column with wings, on top of the column a heart surrounded by flames; on the base of the column the inscription 'CHRISTVS'; two banderoles with inscriptions; frame decorated with festoons dpd_0510 Open book with notation of music and sun; decorated frame dpd_0511 On seeing the idolators Moses breaks the tables of the law, in the background the adoration of the golden calf; frame decorated with festoons and mascaron dpd_0512 A hand from the clouds holding a pair of scales in front of an open book; decorated frame held on either side by a putto on a pedestal dpd_0513 Open book with notation of music; decorated frame dpd_0514 A book framed by a wreath of fruits dpd_0515 Jacob wrestling with the angel; in the background the armed men of Esau approaching, and Jacob's family crossing the river Jabbok(?); decorated frame dpd_0516 A man cutting a tree with an axe, another man making a fire; decorated frame dpd_0517 Illustration of "Apocalypse 3:20" 'to Laodicea': Castle (Dutch: 'burcht') with two men: one knocking (Dutch: 'kloppen') against the door with a hammer, one on top of a ladder, also hammering; frame decorated with festoons, mascaron and lion's head; initials "I.E.C." dpd_0518 Illustration of the speeches of Christ against scribes and Pharisees ("Matthew 23:37"): hen with chicken; angels holding a coat of arms of Delft; banderole; frame decorated with putti and birds dpd_0519 Moses taking off his sandals in front of the burning bush, above which a Jawheh-tetragram appears; frame decorated with putti and birds dpd_0520 Burning candle under an arch; frame decorated with vases with flowers, festoons and a coat of arms with a double-headed eagle dpd_0521 Hercules (club, lion's skin) holding a horn, standing on a monster dpd_0522 Hope (a woman sitting on an anchor, her hands against each other in front of her chest); ships in the background; frame decorated with cherubs and objects hanging from a ribbon dpd_0523 Sun represented as a face; frame decorated with cherub and festoons dpd_0524 Bears in a forest (Dutch: 'beren in een woud'), one of them climbing a tree; frame decorated with birds and festoons dpd_0525 Lily and thorny shrubs, illustrating the Song of Songs: 'As a lily among thorns, So is my love among the daughters'; frame decorated with festoons, lion's head and mascaron dpd_0526 An angel holding a scythe and an open book dpd_0527 An angel holding a scythe and an open book; frame decorated with festoons and hybrids of mixed human and animal shape with a bird and a palm-branch dpd_0528 Pelican feeding its young with its own blood; frame decorated with putti, birds, cornucopiae, lion's head, palm-branches and mascaron dpd_0529 An angel holding a scythe and a book; frame decorated with putti holding a palm-branch, and a festoon dpd_0530 St. Paul setting out a tree, St. Apollos watering it; a Jahweh-tetragram; frame decorated with putti and birds dpd_0531 Open book, bible, with text; Jahweh-tetragram; frame decorated with putti and birds dpd_0532 The burning city of Troy with the Trojan horse; ships at sea with the sun just above the horizon; a jar in the foreground symbolizing how easily Troy was broken ('like a pot') by treason; frame decorated with birds, branches and cornucopiae dpd_0533 Compasses held by a hand (clouds); banderole with inscription; frame decorated with festoons dpd_0534 A hand from the clouds holding a pair of scales in front of an open book; frame decorated with female personification: a woman holding a pair of scales (Justice?) and a woman holding a book with digits (Arithmetica?) dpd_0535 A snail; decorated frame dpd_0536 Moses taking off his sandals in front of the burning bush, above which a Jawheh-tetragram appears; frame decorated with putti, mascaron, and smoking pots dpd_0537 Compasses; frame of branches with inscribed banderoles dpd_0538 Open book, bible, with text; Jahweh-tetragram; frame decorated with putti holding a flower, and cornucopiae dpd_0539 Apollo is watering a tree (Dutch: 'boom'); in the background Pegasus; a belt with inscription dpd_0540 Two men at work in a printing office: one is rolling ink-balls, the other is printing; frame decorated with arms of Delft dpd_0541 Adam and Eve surrounded by the animals in paradise, each holding fruit, standing on either side of the tree, above which a Jahweh-tetragram; elaborate frame decorated with Christ carrying the cross, Adam holding the apple, putti, birds; 'Hausmarke' and initials "B.O." dpd_0542 Prospect of a city; frame decorated with festoons and monsters of mixed human and animal shape dpd_0543 A hand holding a ruling-comb; frame decorated with putti holding a branch, festoons, mascaron dpd_0544 A hand from the clouds holding a pair of scales in front of an open book; decorated frame held on either side by a putto on a pedestal dpd_0545 Coat of arms of the province of Friesland (two lions); a smaller coat of arms of the city of Franeker (bell); an open book dpd_0546 Sailing-ship (Lat.: navis); frame decorated with flowers, ribbons and festoons dpd_0547 Compasses held by a hand (clouds); frame decorated with vases with flowers, mascaron, festoons and lion's head dpd_0548 Truth (Dutch: 'waarheid'): a naked woman, on a cubical seat, holding the sun represented as a face, a palm-branch and an open book, the right foot resting on a globe; decorated frame dpd_0549 Compasses on a stone; decorated frame with cherub(?) and festoons dpd_0550 Coat of arms of Haarlem; frame decorated with hybrid being of mixed human and animal shape, lion's head and festoons; shield with 'Hausmarke'/monogram of the letters "H.A.N.S W.E.S.B.U.S.C.H" dpd_0551 In an oval medallion held by two angels, with the arms of Haarlem on top and a fountain below, three men are at work in a printing office: a man rolling ink-balls, a printer, a type-setter seated at a typecase; two visitors (customers?) dpd_0552 Man angling (Dutch: 'visser'); decorated frame dpd_0553 The right hand of God puts a heart on a pillar (Constancy), storm threatening a sailing-ship at sea; a sunny meadow with sheep; frame decorated with fruits and festoons dpd_0554 A hand from the clouds holding a pair of scales in front of an open book, with inscription; frame decorated with birds and festoons dpd_0555 The Three Theological Virtues (Faith, holding a cross; Hope, holding an anchor; and Charity, with two naked children) standing in a circle; Hope and Faith are leading a naked man by the hand; Jahweh-tetragram dpd_0556 A king or emperor, holding a orb and a sword, enthroned under a canopy; frame decorated with 'oriental' soldiers, festoons, coats of arms; 'Hausmarke' and initials "D.M.K."(?) dpd_0557 Hand sharpening a burin(?) on a whetstone (Dutch: 'wetsteen') dpd_0558 A snail; ornamental scrollwork frame with a man and a woman dpd_0559 A falcon sitting on a fist in a decorated frame held by two putti; initials "P.W." dpd_0560 Bee sucking honey and spider sucking venom from a rose; frame decorated with Gorgoneion, festoons and the heads of rams and a lion dpd_0561 A crowned eagle; frame decorated with foliage, banderole with inscription dpd_0562 Two angels hold a medallion with a cross resting on a skull with bones, and with a crown of thorns; a shield with a crane holding a stone in its claw below and the Haarlem arms above it dpd_0563 A snake in front of a dove with a crown above its head; frame decorated with putti and festoons dpd_0564 An eagle flying towards the sun, seascape with pillars of Hercules; frame decorated with festoons dpd_0565 Hope (a woman sitting on an anchor, holding an open book); ships in the background; banderole with inscription; frame decorated with bookshelves and bookbinder's tools dpd_0566 Shaking hands, 'dextrarum junctio', with a flaming heart, pierced by an arrow; frame decorated with fruits and flowers; initials "I.B." dpd_0567 Hercules (club, lion's skin) on one, and a lion on the other side of a palm tree, on top of which a stone lies; Pegasus in the background; decorated frame dpd_0568 Eagle(?) on a globe holding a laurel in its beak dpd_0569 Coat of arms of Arnhem, double-headed eagle, in decorated frame dpd_0570 The four evangelists together, writing, inspired by the Holy Ghost; the four symbols assisting them dpd_0571 Rocky coast with beacon-light, pillars of Hercules, the sun as a face, ships; frame of branches; banderole with inscription dpd_0572 Hen in front of a tree; banderole; frame decorated with sphinxes and putti dpd_0573 Eagle flying over a coastal landscape with city-view; ornamental scrollwork frame with roses dpd_0574 An eagle flying over a landscape, holding a banderole in its beak dpd_0575 The Three Theological Virtues (Faith, holding a cross; Hope, holding an anchor; and Charity, with two naked children) standing in a circle; Hope and Faith are leading a naked man by the hand; Jahweh-tetragram; banderole with inscription; decorated frame dpd_0576 Armillary sphere dpd_0577 Sun represented as a face; frame decorated with putti and festoons dpd_0578 Three men at work in a printing office: one is rolling ink-balls, one is printing, one is type-setting; frame decorated with putti, festoons, cherub dpd_0579 Mercury (with Caduceus, Petasus and winged sandals) flying above a city-view with water; banderole with inscription dpd_0580 The journey to Emmaus: the two men meet Christ; in the background: the supper at Emmaus dpd_0581 Mercury (with Caduceus, Petasus and winged sandals) standing on a globe holding a book (?) dpd_0582 John the Baptist preaching; a large group of attendants; two men seated in front, perhaps shepherds; one of them seems to be holding a shepherd's crook dpd_0583 Tree with coat of arms of Haarlem; a banderole dpd_0584 Well dpd_0585 Woman holding up a sail (Occasio); the hours of a clock dpd_0586 A woman, carrying a yoke, kneeling on the right knee, milk or water coming (spouting) from the right breast, a stone; books and what seems to be a printing press; banderole with inscription dpd_0587 The sacrifice of Isaac: when Abraham has his sword raised to kill the blindfolded Isaac, the angel restrains him dpd_0588 Open book with text, within an inscribed arcade, a bell dpd_0589 A sitting woman with an open book, an oil-lamp and a cock (Vigilance); a man digging with a spade (Labour); in the background a hay-wagon; frame decorated with various tools, e.g. sickle and saw, and with an inscribed banderole; 'Hausmarke' and initials "A.L." dpd_0590 Two angels holding up an open book; the sun dpd_0591 Mountainous landscape with a woman holding an anchor (Hope) and looking upwards at a Jahweh-tetragram, one man ploughing, another man spading dpd_0592 Apollo is watering a tree (Dutch: 'boom'); in the background Pegasus; a belt with inscription and initials "H.D.B." dpd_0593 A man sowing (Dutch: 'zaaien'), symmetrical cornucopiae with inscribed banderole as frame dpd_0594 The golden calf on pedestal or altar with cherub, branches, and banderole with inscription dpd_0595 A man spading in a landscape with a river; a woman holding an anchor and an olive(?)-branch (Hope) and a woman holding an ear of corn and a Cornucopia (Abundance), are flanking him; a cupid holding a palm-branch and a cupid holding a laurel, flying above them; Jahweh-tetragram dpd_0596 Orb with, sitting on the cross, a small boy or girl with a fluttering cape, a toy, blowing bubbles; the orb is flanked by two sitting men, both holding a book; one is laughing, the other, his head covered by a veil, is crying dpd_0597 Open book on lectern with floral ornament and crown, a 'Hausmarke' combined with the initials "C.C." dpd_0598 Crowned coat of arms of Egmond dpd_0599 Minerva (helmet, lance, Aegis, owl) and Mercury (Petasus, Caduceus) leaning against a pedestal; on top of the pedestal a burning oil-lamp on an open book; on the frontside of the pedestal: a medallion with a hand holding a pair of scales dpd_0600

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