Saint Thomas Aquinas stands in a library, wearing the Dominican habit. A dove is blowing God's word into his ear. His left fist rests on a book by the theologian Bucerus. The snake that emerges from under the book symbolizes Thomas' struggle against the heretics. With a Latin caption on the origin of the saint. Print from a series of 30 prints depicting the life story of Thomas Aquinas. The prints, designed and published by Otto van Veen, were made by C. Boel, E. van Paenderen, C. Galle and G. Swanenburgh., Saint Thomas Aquinas The life of Saint Thomas Aquinas (series title), print maker: Cornelis Boel, (mentioned on object), intermediary draughtsman: Otto van Veen, publisher: Otto van Veen, print maker: Southern Netherlands, publisher: Antwerp, 1610, paper, engraving, h 210 mm × w 149 mm