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The birth of Christ amongst ruins. Engraving by J. Sadeler after P. Caldara.
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The birth of Christ amongst ruins. Engraving by J. Sadeler after P. Caldara.

Polidoro Caldara

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Lettering: Nocte oritur sol iustitiæ, quia venit ut orbem In tenebris positum illustret, tenebrasque resoluat. Polidorus invent. I. Sadler excudit

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