Trompe-l’oeil Mirrors of the Soul in Jan David, S.J.’s Duodecim specula (Twelve Mirrors) of 1610

Jan David, S.J.’s Duodecim specula (Antwerp: Jan Moretus, 1610), an innovative emblematic treatise in twelve chapters, focuses on various kinds and degrees of specular image generated by the human soul. Each chapter responds to an opening imago, designed and engraved by Theodoor Galle, that illustra...

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Subtitles:Jesuit Emblems and Emblematics
Main Author: Melion, Walter S. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Brill 2024
In: Journal of Jesuit studies
Year: 2024, Volume: 11, Issue: 1, Pages: 40-59
Further subjects:B trompe l’oeil
B ladder / scale of perfection
B mise en abyme
B mirror image
B Self-deception
B Illumination
B purgation
B Idolatry
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