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Auction 100, Lot 500

"De Wet is Door Mozes Gegeven, de Genade en de Waarheid is Door Jezus Christus Geworden, John 1 v.17", Anon.

Subject: Religion

Period: 1720 (circa)

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Color: Hand Color

Size:
7.8 x 12 inches
19.8 x 30.5 cm
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A beautiful engraving filled with religious symbolism. The caption reads: The law was given to Moses, but grace and truth came by Jesus Christ, John 1:17. The central female figure, representing the Church, holds a golden cross, the key to heaven and the challis containing wine from the Last Supper. At her feet is the Bible with the words Alpha et Omega and a slain serpent. Behind her a woman reads from the Ten Commandments and is surrounded by icons of the Jewish Temple.

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Condition: A

Estimate: $70 - $90

Sold for: $50

Closed on 9/12/2002

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