Horizontal engraving of a seated crowned female figure flanked by nude figures, surrounded by armor, weapons and ornate scrollwork.

Minerva, from Combats and Triumphs, engraving by Étienne Delaune

A horizontal engraving shows a seated female figure at center, crowned and holding a shield, flanked by reclining nude figures and dense armor, weapons, and ornamental scrollwork. Fine parallel hatching models the forms in a dark, crowded composition.

Artist: Étienne Delaune
Date: c. 1550/60
Medium: Engraving on paper
Source: Art Institute of Chicago
Size: 1686 × 510 px

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Public domain · Art Institute of Chicago releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1583).
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Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Art Institute of Chicago, The Charles Deering Collection

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