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Woodcut of a woman in a ruffled collar and long gown gesturing toward winged figures in the air beside a tall birdhouse-like tower.

A sumptuously dressed lady gestures towards a mid-air battle between winged fools; small injured figures fall from a bird-house like edifice. Woodcut by Tobias Stimmer, 1580.

A richly dressed woman in a ruffled collar and full skirts stands at left, gesturing toward winged figures tumbling in the air near a tall birdhouse-like tower at right. Small figures fall and sprawl at its base. The black-and-white woodcut has fine hatched lines and a plain ground.

Artist
Tobias Stimmer
Date
[1580]
Medium
Emblems Woodcuts
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
3439 × 4000 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1580.
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: Dama elegante señalando figuras aladas y una torre parecida a una casa de pájaros

Una mujer ricamente vestida, con cuello de gorguera y falda amplia, está de pie a la izquierda y señala figuras aladas que caen en el aire cerca de una alta torre con forma de casa de pájaros, a la derecha. Pequeñas figuras caen y yacen al pie. El grabado en madera blanco y negro tiene líneas finas y sombreado.

Português: Dama elegante apontando para figuras aladas e uma torre semelhante a casa de pássaros

Uma mulher suntuosamente vestida, com gola franzida e saia ampla, está de pé à esquerda e aponta para figuras aladas que caem no ar perto de uma alta torre com aspecto de casa de pássaros, à direita. Pequenas figuras caem e jazem em sua base. A xilogravura em preto e branco tem linhas finas e hachuras.

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