Biblia Sacra - Illustration

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Title	marriage of Mary and Joseph, 'Sposalizio': they are married by the high priest, adoration of the kings: the Wise Men present their gifts to the Christ-child (gold, frankincense and myrrh), an angel appearing to Joseph in a dream summons him to flee into Egypt, the massacre of the innocents, flight into Egypt and miracles during the journey, baptism of Christ in the river Jordan: John the Baptist pouring out water on Christ's head: the Holy Ghost descends, Christ, sometimes accompanied by guardian angel(s), tempted by Satan, who usually appears in human form
Type	Illustration
Sizes	97x223
Material	Copper engraving
Colour	Black
Artist	Borcht, Pieter van der
Oldest appearance in Biblia Sacra	1702
Iconclass	73A42,73B57,73B62,73B63,73B64,73C121,73C22
Iconclass description	marriage of Mary and Joseph, 'Sposalizio': they are married by the high priest, adoration of the kings: the Wise Men present their gifts to the Christ-child (gold, frankincense and myrrh), an angel appearing to Joseph in a dream summons him to flee into Egypt, the massacre of the innocents, flight into Egypt and miracles during the journey, baptism of Christ in the river Jordan: John the Baptist pouring out water on Christ's head: the Holy Ghost descends, Christ, sometimes accompanied by guardian angel(s), tempted by Satan, who usually appears in human form
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