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Two oval engravings on a printed page: the upper one shows a winged woman with rays of light, the lower a winged figure beside a column.

Iconologia emblems: Horography and History, engraved plates

Two oval engravings on a printed page show numbered emblems from Cesare Ripa's Iconologia. The upper plate, labelled 148 Horography, shows a winged female figure with rays of light and a sphere at her feet, while the lower plate, labelled 151 History, shows a winged figure leaning beside a tall column.

Artist
Cesare Ripa
Date
1709
Medium
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
1877 × 4000 px
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