A naked man is sitting on a box containing masks and leans on a globe, above him a winged figure blowing the trumpet is surrounded by sleeping, fighting, copulating, masturbating and hard working figures; representing a dream. Engraving by F. van der Steen after N. van Hoey after Michelangelo.
An engraving shows a nude seated man leaning his arm on a large globe, perched on a draped box filled with masks. Above, a winged figure blows a trumpet amid billowing clouds where small figures sleep, struggle, embrace and labour.
- Artist
- Michelangelo
- Date
- 1658
- Medium
- Allegorical prints Engravings
- Source
- Wellcome Collection
- Size
- 2734 × 4000 px
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: Public Domain Mark (Wellcome Collection)
Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Wellcome Collection
Español: Hombre desnudo con globo y máscaras, grabado alegórico del sueño
Un grabado muestra a un hombre desnudo sentado, apoyando el brazo en un gran globo terráqueo, sobre una caja cubierta con tela y llena de máscaras. Arriba, una figura alada toca una trompeta entre nubes, donde pequeñas figuras duermen, luchan, se abrazan y trabajan.
Português: Homem nu com globo e máscaras, gravura alegórica do sonho
Uma gravura mostra um homem nu sentado, apoiando o braço em um grande globo, sobre uma caixa coberta por tecido e cheia de máscaras. Acima, uma figura alada toca uma trombeta entre nuvens, onde pequenas figuras dormem, lutam, se abraçam e trabalham.
