Faith personification, Fides; allegory, by Heinrich Aldegrever ca. 1502–1555/1561, 1528 matrix. German Renaissance graphic print from Westphalia; height 8.4 cm, width 6.5 cm. Subject: Theological Virtue Faith—personification with attributes such as chalices and hosts, crucifixes; figures with attributes; costumeology, jewellery, women's historical costumes., A detailed monochrome engraving shows a woman in profile facing right, wearing an ornate crown and a layered dress with puffed sleeves and decorative trim; her long curly hair cascades over her shoulders and she wears a beaded necklace and a decorative chain across her chest. She holds a vertical wooden beam with one hand near the top while a foot with a nail is affixed to the beam above; her other hand holds a small object wrapped in cloth near her waist. The background is filled with dense crosshatching. Visible colors are shades of black, gray, and off-white.
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Faith personification, Fides; allegory, by Heinrich Aldegrever ca. 1502–1555/1561, 1528 matrix. German Renaissance graphic print from Westphalia; height 8.4 cm, width 6.5 cm. Subject: Theological Virtue Faith—personification with attributes such as chalices and hosts, crucifixes; figures with attributes; costumeology, jewellery, women's historical costumes., A detailed monochrome engraving shows a woman in profile facing right, wearing an ornate crown and a layered dress with puffed sleeves and decorative trim; her long curly hair cascades over her shoulders and she wears a beaded necklace and a decorative chain across her chest. She holds a vertical wooden beam with one hand near the top while a foot with a nail is affixed to the beam above; her other hand holds a small object wrapped in cloth near her waist. The background is filled with dense crosshatching. Visible colors are shades of black, gray, and off-white.

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Faith personification Fides allegory Heinrich Aldegrever ca 1502–1555 1561 1528 matrix German Renaissance graphic print Westphalia height 8.4 cm width 6.5 cm Subject Theological Virtue Faith personification attributes chalices hosts crucifixes figures costumeology jewellery women's historical costumes detailed monochrome engraving woman profile facing right wearing ornate crown layered dress puffed sleeves decorative trim long curly hair cascades shoulders wears beaded necklace decorative chain across chest holds vertical wooden beam hand near top foot nail affixed beam hand holds small object wrapped cloth near waist background filled dense crosshatching Visible colors shades black gray off-white.

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