Wellcome Collection
The Christ Child as Fountain of Life stands in the heart of the believer, with blood streaming from his hands and feet and being collected by angels. Engraving by A. Wierix, ca. 1600.
Antonie Wierix
Lettering: Translation of lettering: Good Jesus, into the heart let fountains flow, let all the streams of graces [flow]. With them to clean the soul and expiate [it] from sin, behold angels rejoice. Bone Iesu fontes fluant, in cor nostrum toti ruant, gratiarum rivuli. Illis animam mundare, a peccatis expiare, Ecce gaudent angeli. Anton Wierx fecit et excud.
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