A woman holding a burning torch and a stone slab, accompanied by a seated man; representing industry. Engraving, 1551, after F. Floris.

  • Floris, Frans, 1519 or 1520-1570.
Date:
[1551]
Reference:
2439098i
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Description

On the stone slab are reins and a bit, representing perhaps the industriousness by which building materials are transported by beasts of burden? In the landscape behind is a town with ancient buildings

Publication/Creation

[Antwerp] : [Hieronymus Cock], [1551]

Physical description

1 print : line engraving ; image and border 30 x 20.1 cm

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Lettering

Industria. Parturio cunetas [i.e. cunctas] studiis urgentibus arteis. Bears number: 10

Reference

Wellcome Collection 2439098i

Notes

One print in a series of ten personifications of the seven Liberal Arts and three related subjects, after Floris

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