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Engraved oval emblem of a nude woman holding a flower sprig and a small object, with radiating lines behind her and the label 37 Beauty.

Iconologia: or, moral emblems .... Wherein are express'd various images of virtues, vices, passions, etc. as design'd by the ancient Egyptians, Greeks, Romans, and modern Italians ... / illustrated with ... humane figures, with their explanations; newly design'd, and engraven ... by I. Fuller ... and other masters. By the care and at the charge of P. Tempest.

A nude woman stands in an oval frame against radiating hatch lines, holding a flowering sprig in one hand and a small mirror or scissors-like object raised in the other. The fine engraved lines model her body and the ground, with a shadowed base beneath her feet, in the manner of a moral emblem plate.

Artist
Cesare Ripa
Date
1709
Medium
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
3362 × 4000 px
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Español: Belleza: mujer desnuda con flor y espejo, emblema 37

Una mujer desnuda se encuentra de pie dentro de un marco ovalado, con líneas radiales detrás de ella. Sostiene en una mano una ramita con flores y en la otra un objeto pequeño, posiblemente un espejo o unas tijeras. El grabado de trazos finos modela el cuerpo y el suelo sombreado bajo sus pies.

Português: Beleza: mulher nua com flor e espelho, emblema 37

Uma mulher nua está de pé dentro de uma moldura oval, com linhas radiais atrás dela. Segura em uma mão um ramo com flores e, na outra, um pequeno objeto, possivelmente um espelho ou uma tesoura. A gravura de traços finos modela o corpo e o chão sombreado sob seus pés.

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