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Hope by Hieronymus Cock; after Pieter Brueghel the Elder — VisualArtsDB

Hope

Hope

Hieronymus Cock; after Pieter Brueghel the Elder

1559

Medium: Engraving
Dimensions: 8 3/4 x 11 3/8 in. (22.23 x 28.89 cm) (image, sheet)
Genre: Print
Museum: Minneapolis Institute of Art

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At the base of the print is a Latin inscription that reads, Very pleasant is the conviction of hope and [it is] most necessary for life, amid many and almost unbearable hardships.