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Engraving of armored soldiers on horseback and foot crowding a street beside a brick tower, with a bare-chested man at the center.

Emperor Freeing the Slave Androcles

An engraving in black ink shows a crowd of armored soldiers on horseback and on foot in a narrow street between a round brick tower and a large stone building. A bare-chested man at the center is surrounded by the crowd, and a small animal appears near the lower left, consistent with the record's scene of Androcles.

Artist
Agostino dei Musi
Date
1516/17
Medium
Engraving in black on ivory laid paper
Source
Art Institute of Chicago
Size
1686 × 2519 px
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Public domain · Art Institute of Chicago releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1521).
Rights checked 2026-11-04 · 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, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Potter Palmer, II

Español: El emperador liberando al esclavo Androcles

Un grabado en tinta negra muestra una multitud de soldados armados a caballo y a pie en una calle estrecha entre una torre circular de ladrillo y un gran edificio de piedra. Un hombre con el torso desnudo ocupa el centro, rodeado por la multitud, y cerca de la parte inferior izquierda aparece un pequeño animal.

Português: O imperador libertando o escravo Androcles

Uma gravura em tinta preta mostra uma multidão de soldados armados a cavalo e a pé em uma rua estreita entre uma torre circular de tijolos e um grande edifício de pedra. Um homem de torso nu ocupa o centro, cercado pela multidão, e perto da parte inferior esquerda aparece um pequeno animal.

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