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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.

Mary with the Child on a Globe, Trampling the Devil

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

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