Christ, from Christ, the Apostles and St. Paul with the Creed

This engraving presents a profile view of Christ with highly stylized, undulating hair and a radiant, beam-like halo. He holds a polished orb surmounted by a cross, representing his sovereignty over the Earth, while the detailed linework showcases the virtuosity of the Haarlem Mannerist style. Below the image, a Latin inscription from the Gospel of Mark commands the apostles to preach to all creation.

This work reflects the late 16th-century intersection of Christian iconography and the Mannerist fascination with the 'universal' (Mundum Universum), a concept central to both theology and the Hermetic revival of the era. The orb serves as a geometric representation of the macrocosm, a recurring motif in the natural philosophy and sacred geometry of the period.