Christuskind in een vlammend hart 1629

This engraving, "Christuskind in een vlammend hart" (Christ Child in a Flaming Heart) by Christoffel van (II) Sichem, is a small-scale work of art that depicts the Christ Child, a symbol of divine love and sacrifice, radiating light and heat like a sun. The image is full of symbolic elements: the flames, the heart, and the two figures looking up at the Christ Child, conveying the transformative power of faith. This work was created in 1629 and is currently housed at the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam.