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IMAGE number: CH3484058
Image title: 't Licht is op den kandelaer gestelt (oil on canvas)
Artist: Dutch School, (17th century) / Dutch
Location: Private Collection
Medium: oil on canvas
Dimensions: 94.4x128.6 cms

Image description: In the foreground, from left to right, there are a bishop, Jesuit, the devil in the guise of a salamander, a pope and monk. All are trying to blow out the candle in the centre of the composition. The figures on the opposite side of the table all played a crucial role in the Protestant Reformation. The candle is positioned on the gospel and symbolises that the Reformation brought it back to the light. inscribed '’TLICHT IS OP DEN KANDELAER GESTELT / 'Verkeerde Geleertheit. / Jesus W..e… nooit raat. / Leugengeest / Valsche. Successien / heilicheit / Evan..lien' (centre) with identifying inscriptions 'A.IOANNES.WICLEF.BLOEIDE.INT. / IAER.1386.OVERLEDEN.1387.EN.1428. / OPGEGRAVEN.EN.VERBRANT./ B.IOANNES.HUS.HUS.BLOEIDE.INT. / IAER.1413.IS.TOT.CONSTANS./VERBANT 1415/ C.HIRONIJMUS.VAN.PRAAG.BLOEI:/:DE.INT.IAER.1415.EN.IS.VER:/:BRANT.1416. / D.HULRICVS.ZVINGLIUS.SWIT: /:SER.BLOEIDE.1530.SNEUVELDE.IN. /EEN.SLACH.DEN.V’.OCTOBER.1531. / E.MARTINUS LUTERUS.BLOEI: / :DE.INT.IAER.1540.OVERLEDE / .1546./ F.IOANNES.OECOLAMPADIUS. / BLOEIDE.1530. / G.MARTINUS.BUCERUS.BLOEI: / :DE.1550.OVERLEDE.1551.SY.BENN:/ SUN.OPGEGRAVEN.&.VERBRAT[SIC].1555. / H.IOANNES.CALVINUS.ICARDE.BLOEIDE./ 1560.GEBOREN.1500. / OVERLEEDT.1564./ I.PHILLIPUS.MELANCHTON. / BLOEIDE.1560.EN.IS.DOE.OOCK. / OVERLEDEN. / K.PETRUS.MARTYR.BLOEIDE. / 1560.OVERLEDEN.1562. / L.OANNES [SIC].CNOXUS. / BLOEIDE.1570. / M.MATTHIAS.FLACCIUS. / ILLYRICUS.BLOEIDE.1570. / OVERLEDEN.1575. / N.HENRICUS.BULLINGERUS.BLOEI: / :DE.1570.OVERLEDE[SIC].1575. / O.HIERONIJMUS.ZANCHIUS.BLOEI: / :DE.1590.EN.HEET.DAT.IAER.IN.NOV:DE./ DOOT.MET.HET.LEVEN.WISSELT. / P.THEODORUS.BEZA.BLOEIDE. / 1600.OVERLEDEN.1605. Q.WILHELMUS.PERKINSIUS. / BLOEIDE.INT.IAER.1600.OVER: / :LEDEN.1603.' (along the bottom edge) with identifying inscriptions 'GREGORIUS.PRINCEPS.AN. / HALDIUS.ASTANICECO.NUS.OBIJT.1553. / IOANNES.ALASCO.POLO. / NUS.OBIJT.1509. / GUILIELMUS.FARELLUS.OBIJT.1565. / IOHANNESE.SLEIJDA: / :NUS.OBIJT.1556. / PHILIPPUS.MANIXIUS.DD/ SANCTALDEGONDE OBIJT. / 1595 / FRANCISCUS.IUNIUS. / OBIJT.1600.' (upper right)
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