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Engraved oval emblem of a crowned woman in robes holding a garland, with an ape reading a book at lower left and stacked books at lower right.

Academy emblem from Ripa's Iconologia (1709)

A black-and-white engraved oval emblem shows a crowned woman in flowing robes among trees beside a column, holding a garland in one hand and a raised flag-like banner in the other. At lower left a seated ape reads an open book; books lie at lower right, and the label '2. Academy' sits in the upper corner.

Artist
Cesare Ripa
Date
1709
Medium
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
3446 × 4000 px
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