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Engraved emblem captioned Exercise: a standing figure holds a ring and a scroll, with a helmet, spear and anchor at his feet and hills behind.

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.

An engraved emblem numbered 109 and captioned 'Exercise' shows a standing figure in a short tunic and sandals, holding a ring in one hand and a curling scroll in the other. A helmet, a spear, and an anchor lie on the ground beside an oval-framed landscape with distant hills and clouds.

Artist
Cesare Ripa
Date
1709
Medium
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
3177 × 4000 px
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Español: Ejercicio: emblema 109 de la Iconologia de Ripa (edición de 1709)

Un emblema grabado, numerado 109 y titulado 'Exercise', muestra una figura de pie con túnica corta y sandalias, sosteniendo un aro en una mano y un pergamino enrollado en la otra. Un casco, una lanza y un ancla yacen en el suelo junto a un paisaje con colinas lejanas y nubes.

Português: Exercício: emblema 109 da Iconologia de Ripa (edição de 1709)

Uma gravura de emblema, numerada 109 e intitulada 'Exercise', mostra uma figura em pé, com túnica curta e sandálias, segurando um aro em uma mão e um pergaminho enrolado na outra. Um capacete, uma lança e uma âncora repousam no chão ao lado de uma paisagem com colinas distantes e nuvens.

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