Voorspelling aan de moeder van Thomas van Aquino 1610 - 1614

This engraving by an anonymous artist, titled “Voorspelling aan de moeder van Thomas van Aquino,” depicts a scene of prophecy about the future of the prominent philosopher and theologian Thomas Aquinas, born in 1225. The image shows a group of individuals surrounding a woman seated on a chair, with a man pointing towards her and a figure in a monk’s habit, carrying a book with a reliquary. This scene, created between 1610 and 1614, likely portrays a moment of revelation about Aquinas' future greatness, as predicted by a divine figure in the presence of family members. The work currently resides at the Rijksmuseum.