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Engraving titled Terra showing a seated veiled woman holding a staff, with rocky hills, a distant town, and small figures working fields at right.

Cybele wearing a turreted crown and holding a sceptre; in the background men work on the land; representing Earth, one of the four elements. Engraving by J. Sadeler, 1587, after D. Barendsz.

An engraving titled TERRA shows a seated, veiled female figure gripping a staff and gazing downward, with a rocky outcrop at right. Behind her, a hilly landscape holds a distant walled town, and small figures work the land beside a cave-like opening. Latin verses fill the lower margin.

Artist
Dirck Barendsz.
Date
1587
Medium
Allegorical prints Engravings
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
4000 × 3050 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1587.
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: La Tierra (Terra): figura sentada con bastón en un grabado de paisaje

Un grabado titulado TERRA muestra a una figura femenina sentada, cubierta con un velo, que sostiene un bastón y mira hacia abajo, con un peñasco rocoso a la derecha. Detrás, un paisaje de colinas incluye un pueblo amurallado a lo lejos, y pequeñas figuras trabajan la tierra junto a una abertura similar a una cueva. Versos en latín llenan el margen inferior.

Português: A Terra (Terra): figura sentada com cajado em gravura de paisagem

Uma gravura intitulada TERRA mostra uma figura feminina sentada, coberta por um véu, que segura um cajado e olha para baixo, com um penhasco rochoso à direita. Ao fundo, uma paisagem de colinas apresenta uma cidade murada distante, e pequenas figuras trabalham a terra ao lado de uma abertura semelhante a uma caverna. Versos em latim preenchem a margem inferior.

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