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Wierix, Jeronimus, 1553-1619

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  • Christ playing musical instruments in the believer's heart. Engraving by H. Wierix.
  • Christ in the Winepress, with the Virgin of Sorrows and the Instruments of the Passion. Woodcut after H.J. Wierix, ca. 1700.
  • The adoration of the magi. Engraving by H. Wierix.
  • A midwife giving the Virgin Mary her first bath while Anna is recovering in bed. Line engraving by H. Wierix.
  • A personification of Obedience with her attributes is attacked from the sides by eight vices; above her appears Christ on the cross; (top left) the sacrifice of Isaac; (right) Jacob sends Joseph to his brothers; (below) three examples of disobedience, including the expulsion from Paradise. Engraving after H. Wierix .
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    A midwife giving the Virgin Mary her first bath while Anna is recovering in bed. Line engraving by H. Wierix.

    Wierix, Jeronimus, 1553-1619. | Reference: 17358i
    Part of: Vita divae Mariae virginis.
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    A woman beleaguered by four enemies; representing Faith resisting Death, Schism, the World and the Devil. Engraving by Hieronymus Wierix after Maarten de Vos, 156-.

    Vos, Maarten de, 1532-1603. | Date: [between 1560 and 1569?] | Reference: 26754i
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    The presentation of the Virgin in the Temple. Engraving by H. Wierix.

    Wierix, Jeronimus, 1553-1619. | Reference: 21426i
    Part of: Vita divae Mariae virginis.
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    The aged Anne, mother of the Virgin Mary, meets Joachim by the Golden Gate at Jerusalem. Engraving by H. Wierix.

    Wierix, Jeronimus, 1553-1619. | Reference: 20982i
    Part of: Vita divae Mariae virginis.
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    Saint Mary (the Blessed Virgin) and Saint Joseph with the Christ Child, receiving grace from God the Father and the Holy Ghost. Engraving by J. Wierix.

    Wierix, Jeronimus, 1553-1619. | Reference: 10447i
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