W. van Paddenburgh

W. van Paddenburgh was a Dutch artist known for his illustrated broadside print, *Wapen-Rufftige Gods, met het Tooneel van Gewaarlycke Aenberghtigen / ende Remedie daer tegen / genomen uyt de Heylige Schriftuere / water in een Dench Christen is / of den in een blaer-schuinende Spiegel / of by op den wegh des Heeren / han op wel den weg thijdels* (Arms-Raging God, with the Stage of Real Troublers / and Remedy Against Them / Taken from the Holy Scripture / What a Thinking Christian is / or he in a Blazing Mirror / or on the Way of the Lord / Or what way he sometimes). The print is a theological work that uses illustrative symbols to represent different vices, sins, and virtues. This print would have been popular with the general public of the 17th century, as it offered a way to visualize and understand complex religious ideas. The work features a combination of text and illustrations, a typical style of this period.