The seat of grace, Ambrosius Francken I, 1578

A man is led by god the father by divine grace (gratia). He is humbly kneeling. The face of god the father is surrounded by sun rays and cherubim. Christ stands in the role of mediator between them. The representation is clarified in the latin, dutch, french and german captions in the margin. Numbered bottom left: 4. Print published in antwerp by willem van haecht who also composed the text. Engraved by hieronymus wierix after design by ambrosius francken (i). Date: 1578. Dimensions: height: 281 mm (11.06 in); width: 345 mm (13.58 in). Medium: engraving. Collection: Rijksmuseum. Hieronymus Wierix, Ambrosius Francken (I) (After) - The seat of grace