Engraved sheet with two ornamental allegorical plates. The lower plate shows a woman holding a staff among keys and foliage, labeled Dialectique. Above is an Astronomie plate.

Dialectic and Astronomy: Two Engraved Allegorical Plates

The lower panel shows a standing female figure in an engraved ornamental frame labeled DIALECTIQUE, holding aloft a staff-like object while keys hang among scrolling foliage. Above, a second framed plate labeled ASTRONOMIE shows a similar figure within vine and scroll borders on a tan paper sheet.

Artist: Étienne Delaune
Date: 1560
Medium: Allegorical prints Engravings
Source: Wellcome Collection
Size: 1649 × 4000 px

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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1560.
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

16th century renaissance engraving etching print astronomy allegorical print ornament decorative border caduceus keys