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Engraved allegory of Rome with a seated armored woman on a pedestal, nude figures, a reclining man, a cow, and Latin text below.

Allegory of Rome, title plate from The Roman Heroes

A crowned female figure in classical drapery sits atop a pedestal, holding a spear and a sphere, while a nude woman stands beside a reclining bearded figure with a cornucopia. Engraved with fine parallel hatching, heraldic shields, and Latin inscriptions in the lower register.

Artist
Hendrick Goltzius
Date
1586
Medium
Engraving on ivory laid paper
Source
Art Institute of Chicago
Size
1686 × 2596 px
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Public domain · Art Institute of Chicago releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1586).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Art Institute of Chicago, is_public_domain=true)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Art Institute of Chicago, Charles Hack and the Hearn Family Trust Collection, purchased with funds provided by the Harry B. and Bessie K. Braude Memorial, Amanda S. Johnson and Marion J. Livingston, anonymous, and Suzanne Searle Dixon endowment funds

Español: Alegoría de Roma, lámina de portada de Los héroes romanos

Una figura femenina coronada, con ropajes clásicos, se sienta sobre un pedestal sosteniendo una lanza y una esfera, mientras una mujer desnuda está junto a un hombre barbado recostado con un cuerno de abundancia. Grabado con finas líneas paralelas, escudos heráldicos e inscripciones en latín abajo.

Português: Alegoria de Roma, página de rosto de Os heróis romanos

Uma figura feminina coroada, com vestes clássicas, senta-se sobre um pedestal segurando uma lança e uma esfera, enquanto uma mulher nua está ao lado de um homem barbudo reclinado com uma cornucópia. Gravura com hachuras paralelas finas, escudos heráldicos e inscrições em latim na parte inferior.

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