Adriaen Pietersz. van de Venne, Ex minimis patet ipse Deus (God is
revealed in the smallest work of his creation), from Zeeusche
nachtegael (Middelburgh, 1623), National Gallery of Art, Washington,
Library
In
this illustration, a scholar shows a young man how
God is visible
in the smallest of his creations. The lively contours
of the scholar's
costume reveal his passion for both his garden and
the Creator.
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