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Engraving of a winged woman in flowing robes standing over a crab and a small flame-haired figure, with the Latin word Infortvnivm above.

Infortvnivm

A winged, robed female figure stands center, gazing left with one arm extended, while a crab-like creature and a small horned child-like figure with flaming hair crouch at her feet. Fine engraved hatching shapes the drapery, wings and rocky landscape on a pale ground, with the Latin word Infortvnivm inscribed across the top.

Artist
Hans Sebald Beham (mentioned on object)
Date
1510-1550
Medium
Source
Rijksmuseum
Size
2765 × 4000 px
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Public domain · Rijksmuseum marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1550.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: Public Domain Mark (Rijksmuseum, image license https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

Español: Infortvnivm (Infortunio), grabado según Hans Sebald Beham

Una figura femenina alada y con túnica se yergue en el centro, mirando hacia la izquierda con un brazo extendido, mientras una criatura parecida a un cangrejo y una pequeña figura infantil con cuernos y cabello en llamas se agachan a sus pies. Un fino sombreado grabado define los pliegues, las alas y el paisaje rocoso sobre un fondo claro, con la palabra latina Infortvnivm inscrita en la parte superior.

Português: Infortvnivm (Infortúnio), gravura segundo Hans Sebald Beham

Uma figura feminina alada, em vestes drapeadas, está de pé no centro, olhando para a esquerda com um braço estendido, enquanto uma criatura semelhante a um caranguejo e uma pequena figura infantil com chifres e cabelo em chamas se agacham a seus pés. Hachuras gravadas finas modelam as dobras, as asas e a paisagem rochosa sobre um fundo claro, com a palavra latina Infortvnivm inscrita no topo.

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