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Etching of a central figure enthroned in light among clouds, with robed women standing in the foreground and figures reclining above.

A woman representing Necessity, seated on a throne supported by the Fates, is flanked by the planets and by Sirens; representing the Harmony of Spheres. Etching by Agostino Carracci after A. Boscoli after B. Buontalenti.

A black-and-white etching shows a seated central figure on a throne in a burst of light, surrounded by billowing clouds. Groups of robed women stand in the foreground and figures recline among the clouds above, arranged symmetrically within the engraved composition.

Artist
Bernardo Buontalenti
Date
[between 1589 and 1595]
Medium
Allegorical prints Etchings
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
4000 × 2790 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1595.
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: Armonía de las esferas: Necesidad entronizada

Un grabado en blanco y negro muestra a una figura central sentada en un trono, en medio de un haz de luz y nubes arremolinadas. Grupos de mujeres con vestiduras se alzan en primer plano, mientras figuras reclinadas aparecen entre las nubes de arriba, dispuestas simétricamente.

Português: Harmonia das esferas: Necessidade entronizada

Uma gravura em preto e branco mostra uma figura central sentada em um trono, em meio a um feixe de luz e nuvens volumosas. Grupos de mulheres com vestes ficam em primeiro plano, enquanto figuras reclinadas aparecem entre as nuvens acima, dispostas simetricamente.

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