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Engraving of a bearded man and a woman with a tower headdress measuring a globe with compasses, with a snake, frog, and ruined arch nearby.

A woman with a castle on her head traces a compass across a globe while two men crouch over it; representing geometry. Engraving by C. Cort, 1565, after F. Floris, c. 1557.

An engraving of an allegory of geometry: a bare-chested bearded man bends over a large globe while a woman wearing a towered headdress rests a compass on it. Behind them a second man peers over, and a snake, a frog, a book and measuring tools lie in the foreground beside a ruined arch.

Artist
Frans Floris (I)
Date
1565
Medium
Allegorical prints Engravings
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
4000 × 3211 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1565.
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: Alegoría de la geometría: figuras midiendo un globo, grabado de 1565

Un grabado con una alegoría de la geometría: un hombre barbudo con el torso desnudo se inclina sobre un gran globo mientras una mujer con un tocado en forma de torre apoya un compás sobre él. Detrás, otro hombre observa, y en primer plano hay una serpiente, una rana, un libro e instrumentos de medición junto a un arco en ruinas.

Português: Alegoria da geometria: figuras medindo um globo, gravura de 1565

Uma gravura com uma alegoria da geometria: um homem barbudo de torso nu se debruça sobre um grande globo enquanto uma mulher com um adorno de cabeça em forma de torre apoia um compasso sobre ele. Atrás, outro homem observa, e no primeiro plano há uma cobra, um sapo, um livro e instrumentos de medição ao lado de um arco em ruínas.

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