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Woodcut illustrating a birth scene and demonstrating position for delivering the child. The pregnant woman lies on a canopied bed with cushions heaped up beneath her so that her pelvis is raised higher than her head. A midwife kneels on the bed,…

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Allegory on the birth of Willem Hendrik, Prince of Brandenburg in 1649. In a cradle, the prince is surrounded by, among others, Juno, Minerva and Abundance. In the air Faam blows a praising trumpet and small angels carry symbols of the future power…

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A woman is between the legs of a woman giving birth and holds a baby. The pregnant woman calls for the help of Juno Lucina (goddess of birth). Under is a four-line verse in Italian. The show is contained in a decorative frame with putti and skulls.

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Image from Operationes chirurgicae novum lumen exhibentes obstetricantibus, quo fideliter manifestatur ars obstetricandi. Et quidquid ad eam requiritur
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