Des wereldts proef-steen, ofte, De ydelheydt door de waerheyd beschuldight ende overtuyght van valscheydt

Bourgogne, Antoine de, 1593 or 4-1657, Gheshier, Petrus, Diepenbeeck, Abraham van, 1596-1675, Merlen, Theodor van, 1600-1659, Loemans, Arnold, fl. 1632-1656, Pauli, Andries, 1600-1639, Vidua et haeredes Ioannes Cnobbarus · 1643 · t'Antwerpen : Gedruckt bij de weduwe ende erfgename van Ian Cnobbaert · 72 pictures

A 1643 Antwerp emblem book, Des wereldts proef-steen, printed by the widow of Jan Cnobbaert and written by Antoine de Bourgogne with engravings by Abraham van Diepenbeeck and Theodor van Merlen, aimed at Dutch-reading moralists. Its oval copperplate engravings show small staged scenes of street life, interiors with candlelit stands, and figures in gesture, offering a designer compact compositions framed by oval borders and echoing the oval-frame motif.

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