The Mocking of Christ [left]; Christ washing the Feet of the Apostles [right]

It takes a village to raise an object. Here are the people who've been involved with this one:

• Engraved by Theodor Galle
• Engraved by Adriaen Collaert
• Published by Philips Galle
• Dedicatee: Alessandro Ottaviano de' Medici
• Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus
• Previously owned by Giovanni Piancastelli