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Black and white woodcut: winged Fame blows a trumpet above a banner, while a man and dog ride a sleigh pulled by giant lobsters over reeds.

Fame blows her trumpet: below, a man and his dog ride on a sleigh drawn by giant lobsters or crayfish. Woodcut by J. Amman, 1579.

A woodcut in which a winged figure of Fame, trumpet raised, hovers above a banner reading FAMA in clouds. Below, a man in a wide-brimmed hat and his dog ride a boat-like sleigh pulled by large crustaceans across a landscape with reeds and water. Fine hatched lines define the figures, clouds and claws.

Artist
Jost Amman
Date
[1579]
Medium
Emblems Woodcuts
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
3534 × 4000 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1579.
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 Fama toca su trompeta: hombre y perro en trineo tirado por langostas

Un grabado en madera en el que una figura alada de la Fama, con la trompeta en alto, flota sobre una cinta con la palabra FAMA entre nubes. Abajo, un hombre con sombrero de ala ancha y su perro viajan en un trineo con forma de barca, tirado por grandes crustáceos, en un paisaje con juncos y agua.

Português: A Fama toca sua trombeta: homem e cão em trenó puxado por lagostas

Uma xilogravura em que uma figura alada da Fama, com a trombeta erguida, paira sobre uma faixa com a palavra FAMA entre nuvens. Abaixo, um homem de chapéu de aba larga e seu cão viajam em um trenó com formato de barco, puxado por grandes crustáceos, em uma paisagem com juncos e água.

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