#boetius a bolswert

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Details: Christ on the cross, Boetius Adamsz Bolswert (Dutch, 1580-1633)

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Abraham Bloemaert (design), Boetius à Bolswert (engraving) - Plate from the 1619 book 'Sylva anachoretica Aegypti et Palaestinae'.

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Christ on the cross, Boetius Adamsz Bolswert (Dutch, 1580-1633)

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Boetius Adams Bolswert after print by Abraham Bloemaert, Heilige Marana van Syrië en heilige Cyra als kluizenaressen met ketenen, 1619 → https://www.rijksmuseum.nl/nl/collectie/RP-P-BI-2310

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Pia desideria; or, Divine addresses, in three books, 1690

Ilustrated with XLVII copper-plates

Written in Latine by Herman Hugo

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Image from page 476 of “Via vitae aeternae” (1620) - Antoine Sucquet & Boëce van Bolswert

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Boetius Adams Bolswert

Via vitae aeternae (by Antoine Sucquet)

1630

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Boetius Adams Bolswert   (ca. 1580–1633)

                    The Judgment of Solomon, 1595–1633, after Peter Paul Rubens (1577–1640). Engraving, paper sheet: 17 5/16 x 20 3/16 in. (44 x 51.3 cm). The Met

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Sentence in Latin: Unhappy, who will release me from this body of death?  Engraved by Boetius à Bolswert, 1624

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On January 15 is the feast day of St. Paul the Hermit

St. Paul the Hermit S. Paulus primus Eremita, plate 3 in the first series in the book, Sylva Anachoretica Aegypti et Palaestinae by Boetius Adams Bolswert, Abraham Bloemaert, Hendrick Aerts

Life of St. Paul the Hermit

It is unclear what we really know of Paul’s life, how much is fable, how much is fact.

Paul was reportedly born in Egypt, where he was orphaned by age 15. He was also a learned and devout young man. During the persecution of Decius in Egypt in the year 250, Paul was forced to hide in the home of a friend. Fearing a brother-in-law would betray him, he fled in a cave in the desert. His plan was to return once the persecution ended, but the sweetness of solitude and heavenly contemplation convinced him to stay.

He went on to live in that cave for the next 90 years. A nearby spring gave him drink, a palm tree furnished him clothing and nourishment. After 21 years of solitude, a bird began bringing him half of a loaf of bread each day. Without knowing what was happening in the world, Paul prayed that the world would become a better place.

Saint Anthony of Egypt attests to his holy life and death. Tempted by the thought that no one had served God in the wilderness longer than he, Anthony was led by God to find Paul and acknowledge him as a man more perfect than himself. The raven that day brought a whole loaf of bread instead of the usual half. As Paul predicted, Anthony would return to bury his new friend.

Velazquez: St. Anthony and St. Paul, the Hermit

Thought to have been about 112 when he died, Paul is known as the “First Hermit.” His feast day is celebrated in the East; he is also commemorated in the Coptic and Armenian rites of the Mass.

Source: https://www.franciscanmedia.org/saint-of-the-day/saint-paul-the-hermit

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Boetius à Bolswert (also Boetius Adamsz Bolswert), after unknown - Allegory of the world, 1590-1633.

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Two Figures about to Cross a Bridge, Boetius Adamsz. Bolswert, 17th century, Harvard Art Museums: Prints

Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Light-Outerbridge Collection, Purchase through the generosity of Manson Benedict Size: plate: 15.4 x 23.11 cm (6 1/16 x 9 1/8 in.)

https://www.harvardartmuseums.org/collections/object/235866

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Landscape with Farmhouses, Boetius Adams Bolswert, 1613-1614, Cleveland Museum of Art: Prints

Size: Sheet: 25.7 x 35.6 cm (10 1/8 x 14 in.); Platemark: 15.6 x 24.3 cm (6 1/8 x 9 9/16 in.) Medium: etching with burin

https://clevelandart.org/art/1998.37

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Boetius Adams Bolswert after Peter Paul Rubens - The Judgment of Solomon, c. 1595–1633 (via The Met)

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Boetius Adamsz Bolswert. A Child Dreams of the Passing of Time. 1600s

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Boetius à Bolswert (1585-1633)

Boetius à Bolswert - Allegory of the World. N.d.