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Engraving of the crowned Virgin Mary holding the Christ child, standing on a globe with a serpent, with two cherubs and radiating clouds around her.

Maria met kind op wereldbol, de duivel vertrappend

An engraved print shows the Virgin Mary crowned and standing on clouds, holding the Christ child on her left arm while she treads on a globe with a serpent coiled around it. Two cherubs float at her sides within radiating light and billowing clouds.

Artist
Schelte Adamsz. Bolswert (mentioned on object)
Date
1596-1659
Medium
Source
Rijksmuseum
Size
2872 × 4000 px
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Public domain · Rijksmuseum marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1659.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: Public Domain Mark (Rijksmuseum, image license https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

Español: María con el Niño sobre un globo, pisando al demonio

Un grabado muestra a la Virgen María coronada, de pie sobre nubes, con el Niño Jesús en el brazo izquierdo mientras pisa un globo terráqueo rodeado por una serpiente. Dos querubines flotan a sus lados entre una luz radiante y nubes ondulantes.

Português: Maria com o Menino sobre um globo, pisando o demônio

Uma gravura mostra a Virgem Maria coroada, de pé sobre nuvens, segurando o Menino Jesus no braço esquerdo enquanto pisa um globo terrestre envolto por uma serpente. Dois querubins flutuam ao seu lado em meio a luz radiante e nuvens ondulantes.

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