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Engraving of a haloed child seated at a desk inside a heart-shaped frame, with two kneeling winged angels below and a dove above.

The Christ Child as a professor sitting at a desk in the believer's heart, lecturing to angels. Engraving by A. Wierix, ca. 1600.

An engraved allegorical print shows a small seated child with a halo at a desk inside a large heart-shaped frame, a book open before him. Two kneeling winged angels at the lower corners look up toward him, and a dove descends from clouds above.

Artist
Anton Wierix II
Date
[1600?]
Medium
Engravings Allegorical prints
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
2530 × 4000 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1610.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: Public Domain Mark (Wellcome Collection)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Wellcome Collection

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