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Woodcut emblem showing a stooped, ragged figure walking through an arched colonnade, with Latin verse printed below the image.

Andreae Alciati Emblematum fontes quatuor : namely, an account of the original collection made at Milan, 1522, and photo-lith fac-similes of the editions, Augsburg 1531, Paris 1534, and Venice 1546 / edited by Henry Green ; with a sketch of Alciat's life and bibliograpical observations respecting the early reprints.

A woodcut emblem beneath the printed heading 'Nupta contagiosa': a stooped, ragged figure in a long robe shuffles through an arched colonnade toward a distant landscape. Below the image, four lines of Latin verse in italic type comment on the scene in the book's text block.

Artist
Andrea Alciato
Date
1870
Medium
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
2998 × 4000 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1870.
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: Emblema 'Nupta contagiosa' de los Emblematum fontes de Alciato

Un emblema xilográfico bajo el encabezado impreso 'Nupta contagiosa': una figura encorvada y harapienta, con una larga túnica, avanza por una galería de arcos hacia un paisaje lejano. Debajo, cuatro versos latinos en tipo cursiva comentan la escena.

Português: Emblema 'Nupta contagiosa' dos Emblematum fontes de Alciato

Um emblema em xilogravura sob o título impresso 'Nupta contagiosa': uma figura curvada e maltrapilha, de longa túnica, caminha por uma colunata de arcos em direção a uma paisagem distante. Abaixo, quatro versos latinos em tipo itálico comentam a cena.

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