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Engraving of a rough-clad man beside a beehive basket, labeled Artifice, next to a draped woman holding grapes, labeled Art.

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.

Two oval engravings from a book of allegorical emblems, numbered 27 for Artifice and 28 for Art. The left figure, a man in rough dress, reaches toward a beehive-shaped basket beside a small bench, while the right shows a draped woman holding a rod and a branch of grapes against a distant landscape.

Artist
Cesare Ripa
Date
1709
Medium
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
4000 × 2395 px
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Español: Artificio y Arte, emblemas de la Iconologia de Ripa

Dos grabados ovalados de un libro de emblemas alegóricos, numerados 27 para Artificio y 28 para Arte. A la izquierda, un hombre con ropas toscas alcanza una cesta con forma de colmena junto a un banco pequeño; a la derecha, una mujer drapeada sostiene una vara y una rama de uvas ante un paisaje lejano.

Português: Artifício e Arte, emblemas da Iconologia de Ripa

Duas gravuras ovais de um livro de emblemas alegóricos, numeradas 27 para Artifício e 28 para Arte. À esquerda, um homem de roupas rústicas alcança um cesto em forma de colmeia ao lado de um banco pequeno; à direita, uma mulher drapeada segura uma vara e um ramo de uvas diante de uma paisagem distante.

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