Good Morning Dan, and happy weekend to all.
Many symbols herein: clubs, leaves (palms?) pen / scroll, spear and tools. Could someone explain these (etabeta =:^)
#5 (sculptor unknown- anyone know?)
#17 & #25 stunning Rubens
Thank You Dan =:^)
When depicting the apostles, a convention developed to include the means by which they were martyred. Today we see a lance, a saw and an axe. Don’t know about other symbols.