Spes (Hope)
Artist
Philips Galle

(engraver)

Hieronymus Cock

(publisher)

Production date
circa 1560
Collection
Object number
WA1863.7806
Material

Engraving; only state

Inscription
Signed at lower left: BRUGEL· INV; at lower right: H · cock excu ·; inscribed at lower centre: SPES; in the margin: IUCUNDISSIMA EST SPEI PERSUASIO, ET VITAE IMPRIMIS/ NECESSARIA, INTER TOT AERUMNAS PENEQ[UE] INTOLERABILES [Sweet is the trust that springs from hope, without which we could not endure life's many and almost unbearable adversities]
Dimensions
28.8 cm x 22.3 cm
Keywords

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Fides (Faith)
The Parable of the Good Shepherd
Temperantia (Temperance)
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Iusticia (Justice)
Fortitudo (Fortitude)
The Parable of the Wise and Foolish Virgins
Caritas (Charity)