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Saint Augustine in his study

Maker

(artist)
1532-1603

(printmaker)
1539-1618

(publisher)
born 1509 or 1517, died 1591 (Life dates)

Title

Saint Augustine in his study

Dimensions

Height: 24.6 cm
Width: 21.1 cm

Accession Number

G.1990.WL.2526

Mode of Acquisition

Witt Library, transfer, 1990

Credit

The Courtauld, London (Samuel Courtauld Trust)

Copyright

Work in the public domain

Location

Not currently on display

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Provenance

Information not yet known or updated

Inscriptions

Inscription: Recto: centre right, within image: “In pater pote Qui cum patre / tia cuncta de natoq conglori: / notatur, Filio ficatur. / prudentia om: Trinitatem cre / nis declarat dimus, summum / Gloria para genitorem. Sanc / cleto vniuer: tum eius filiu: / sa datur. nostru redeptor. / Sanctuq paracl: //”; centre, within image: “Deus estex / substantia / patris arte secula geni. //”; lower, centre within image: “Marti. de vos inuen. Anto. Wierix sculpsit Gerard. de Iode excud. //”; lower margin: “AVGVSTVS Ambrogio ante alios ob ingeny candore natureq quam po: Romam clam matre tande itineri se versus comsit: : vsq. Mediolanum deinde pro: / tissimus. Hipponen in Africa Episcopus Propugnator contra Manicheos Christiane fidei fectus, artis Retorices gratia. Sentiebat id mater, repente subsequitur. Ibidem / fidelis: pater longe prudentissimo natus. monica eiusdeinq. genitricis nomen. Is cum iu: genetricis oratione : Ambrosy chatachesi, agitates: vna cum filio se babtisare / uenis secularibus studys recte instrutus, artesq. liberales multum edoctus: animum re: fecit. canticu TE DEV LAVDAMVS efficiebantq. annos 30 dum natus esset / licto ethuicorum errore ad Manicheorum sectam appulit: nouemq. huic annis presuit. Romam pergir posthae versus: dein cu matre Africa inibiq in Epsm facratus. //”.

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