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Etching of a young woman seated beside an elderly bearded man leaning toward her chest, with a barred window behind them.

Pero breastfeeding her father Cimon to assuage his hunger. Etching by Francesco Cozza.

An etching showing a young woman seated at the left, her hand pressed to her chest, as an older bearded man in a loose robe leans against her, his head bowed toward her breast. A barred window fills the upper right, and the scene is rendered in fine hatched lines.

Artist
Francesco Cozza
Date
1600-1699
Medium
Etchings
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
4000 × 3273 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1699.
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: Pero amamantando a su padre Cimón en prisión, grabado de Francesco Cozza

Un grabado que muestra a una joven sentada a la izquierda, con una mano apoyada en el pecho, mientras un hombre mayor de barba, con una túnica holgada, se recarga en ella e inclina la cabeza hacia su pecho. Una ventana con barrotes ocupa la parte superior derecha, y la escena está trabajada con líneas finas y sombreado.

Português: Pero amamentando seu pai Címon na prisão, gravura de Francesco Cozza

Uma gravura que mostra uma jovem sentada à esquerda, com a mão pressionada contra o peito, enquanto um homem mais velho, barbudo e de roupão largo, se apoia nela e inclina a cabeça em direção ao seu seio. Uma janela com grades ocupa a parte superior direita, e a cena é feita com linhas finas e hachuras.

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