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Black-and-white woodcut of a bearded man in a long robe holding a cord and an open book, with a bird on his head, framed by carved ornamental borders.

Iconologia, overo descrittione d'imagini delle virtù, vitij, affetti, passioni humane, corpi celesti, mondo e sue parti / Opera de Cesare Ripa ... Fatica necessaria ad oratori ... scultori, pittori ... per figurare con i suoi proprij simboli tutto quello, che può cadere in pensiero humano. Di nouo in quest' vltima editione corretta diligentemente, & accresciuta di sessanta e più figure poste a luoghi loro: aggionteui copiosissime tauole per solleuamento del lettore.

A bearded man in a long, loose robe stands on a narrow base, raising a cord in one hand and holding an open book in the other, with a small bird perched on his head. Ornamental carved borders with masks frame this black-and-white woodcut plate from Cesare Ripa's Iconologia, with printed captions above and below.

Artist
Cesare Ripa
Date
1611 [col. 1610]
Medium
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
3825 × 4000 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1611.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: Public Domain Mark (Wellcome Collection)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Wellcome Collection

Español: Hombre melancólico: grabado de la Iconologia de Ripa

Un hombre barbado con una larga túnica holgada está de pie sobre una base estrecha, sosteniendo cuerdas en una mano en alto y un libro abierto en la otra, con un pequeño pájaro posado sobre la cabeza. Bordes ornamentales tallados con máscaras enmarcan este grabado en xilografía en blanco y negro de la Iconologia de Cesare Ripa, con leyendas impresas arriba y abajo.

Português: Homem melancólico: gravura da Iconologia de Ripa

Um homem barbado, com uma longa túnica folgada, está de pé sobre uma base estreita, segurando um cordão em uma mão erguida e um livro aberto na outra, com um pequeno pássaro pousado na cabeça. Bordas ornamentais entalhadas com máscaras emolduram esta xilogravura em preto e branco da Iconologia de Cesare Ripa, com legendas impressas acima e abaixo.

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