An ornate stone frame in which four atlantes support an entablature on which a scholar and Hercules support the globe of the earth. Engraving, 1569.
- Date:
- MDLXIX [1569]
- Reference:
- 567364i
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The man on the left is identified as a scholar from the two books next to him, while Hercules is identified by his lion skin and club
Publication/Creation
Romae : Formis Antonii Lafrerj, cum privilegio Sum. Pont, MDLXIX [1569]
Physical description
1 print : engraving ; platemark 24.5 x 16.5 cm
Lettering
Inlustrium viror. ut exstant in urbe expressi vultus
Reference
Wellcome Collection 567364i
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