Fides
Date16th century
Maker
Pieter Brueghel the Elder
Flemish, 1525-1569
Maker
Jeronimus Cock
Flemish?, 1510-1570
Label TextThe women at the center, shown with books and tablets representing the Word of God, embodies True Faith. The congregation, preoccupied with the formal rituals and sacraments of the Catholic Church, ignores the symbols of Christ's suffering and death placed near her. Like many other contemporary observers, Bruegel believed that ceremonies and relighious image endorsed by the Church distracted worshippers from the true Word of God.
Object number39.232
Exhibition HistorySeattle, Washington, Seattle Art Museum, "The Art of Protest" April 27, 2000 - January 21, 2001Credit LineEugene Fuller Memorial Collection
MediumEngraving
Pieter Neeffs the Elder
first half 17th century
Object number: 68.233
Pieter Bout
last quarter 17th century
Object number: 74.55
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