Biblical Stories and Acts of Mercy

Engravings depicting scenes from the Bible, illustrating various acts of mercy and key figures, enriched with Latin texts and detailed historical narratives.

Mirror of the example Specvlvm S. Scriptvrae (title on object) Twelve mirrors with which man tries to see God (series title) Duodecim Specula Deum (series title), Two believers in the foreground. They kneel before a mirror diptych that shows the reflection of Christ and Mary. In the background, examples of devotion: St. Martin and St. Francis giving their cloaks to beggars and an elephant as a sign of wisdom. The print has a Latin caption: 'Lucet, et inflammat, Specvlvm exemplaris honesti, Virtutem alterius si cupis esse tuam '. Below is a legend of the scenes that are alphabetically numbered in the picture. The print is part of a twelve-part series (X from XII prints) with the subject twelve mirrors with which man tries to see God, founder of the Order of Friars Minor (Franciscans), Francis (cus) or Assisi, possible attributes: book, crucifix, lily, skull, stigmata, St. Martin divides his cloak (ie the charity of St. Martin): he is usually shown on horseback, cutting his cloak with hi
Mirror of the example Specvlvm S. Scriptvrae (title on object) Twelve mirrors with which man tries to see God (series title) Duodecim Specula Deum (series title), Two believers in the foreground. They kneel before a mirror diptych that shows the reflection of Christ and Mary. In the background, examples of devotion: St. Martin and St. Francis giving their cloaks to beggars and an elephant as a sign of wisdom. The print has a Latin caption: 'Lucet, et inflammat, Specvlvm exemplaris honesti, Virtutem alterius si cupis esse tuam '. Below is a legend of the scenes that are alphabetically numbered in the picture. The print is part of a twelve-part series (X from XII prints) with the subject twelve mirrors with which man tries to see God, founder of the Order of Friars Minor (Franciscans), Francis (cus) or Assisi, possible attributes: book, crucifix, lily, skull, stigmata, St. Martin divides his cloak (ie the charity of St. Martin): he is usually shown on horseback, cutting his cloak with hi