Mirror of creation Specvlvm creatvrarvm (title on object) Twelve mirrors with which man tries to see God (series title) Duodecim Specula Deum ( series title); A man and a woman kneel in front of a mirror. The mirror shows the creation: sun; moon and a coastal landscape. Behind the mirror the kingdom of heaven with God on a throne. In the background; examples of the divinity of creation: the growth of nature; Jacob's ladder and the animals that come to Saint Bernard. The print has a Latin caption: 'Quot rerum fspecies; Specvlis to Conditor vnus Cernitur: vtendo gratus vt effe velis'. Below is a legend of the scenes that are alphabetically numbered in the picture. The print is part of a twelve-part series (VIII from XII prints) with the subject twelve mirrors with which man tries to see God.; Mirror; miraculous activities and events; St. Bernard; heaven; celestial paradise; New Earth (God the Father) ); creation of sun; moon and stars; Nature; Jacob's ladder (alone); Theodoor Galle; 1610; paper; engraving; h 152 mm x w 89 mm