Home›Sacred Objects, Dress & Symbols›Sacred Art & Iconography›Thomas a Kempis Adoring Mary and the Christ Child (Rijksmuseum, Serwouters, 1626)Sacred Art & IconographyThomas a Kempis Adoring Mary and the Christ Child (Rijksmuseum, Serwouters, 1626)Engraving, Pieter Serwouters, 1626, RijksmuseumCitation FormatsGeneral ReferenceGeneral Reference Citation TextDivinity Atlas. "Thomas a Kempis Adoring Mary and the Christ Child (Rijksmuseum, Serwouters, 1626)." Accessed August 30, 2026. https://www.divinityatlas.com/sacred-art-iconography/kempis-rijks-rp-p-1886-a-10524.Copy General ReferenceAPA StyleAPA Style Citation TextDivinity Atlas. (n.d.). Thomas a Kempis Adoring Mary and the Christ Child (Rijksmuseum, Serwouters, 1626). Retrieved August 30, 2026, from https://www.divinityatlas.com/sacred-art-iconography/kempis-rijks-rp-p-1886-a-10524Copy APA StyleBibTeXBibTeX Citation Text@misc{divinityatlas-thomas-a-kempis-adoring-mary-and-the-chr, author = {Divinity Atlas}, title = {Thomas a Kempis Adoring Mary and the Christ Child (Rijksmuseum, Serwouters, 1626)}, year = {2026}, url = {https://www.divinityatlas.com/sacred-art-iconography/kempis-rijks-rp-p-1886-a-10524}, note = {Accessed August 30, 2026} }Copy BibTeXScriptural and Theological TraditionVerifiedAn engraving by Pieter Serwouters, made in 1626, showing Thomas a Kempis kneeling in prayer before Mary and the Christ Child seated under a canopy, a rosary clasped between his hands, with his devotional motto "Met een boekje in een hoekje" set on an open book at his feet. Held today by the Rijksmuseum.Cross-Tradition ConnectionsSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)Cross-Tradition ConnectionsBelongs to TraditionChristianity, Religions Well-attested Source Thomas a Kempis Maria met het Christuskind aanbiddend, Rijksmuseum (Serwouters, 1626)tier 1DepictsThomas a Kempis, Figures Well-attested The Rijksmuseum's own title and description name Thomas a Kempis as the kneeling devotional figure in the scene.Source Thomas a Kempis Maria met het Christuskind aanbiddend, Rijksmuseum (Serwouters, 1626)tier 1SourcesThomas a Kempis Maria met het Christuskind aanbiddend, Rijksmuseum (Serwouters, 1626)tier 1RijksmuseumRijksmuseum RP-P-1886-A-10524View the SourceComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.View At A Past YearThe atlas records no dated fact of its own for this entry, so there is no other year to choose.Show This Year