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Black and white engraved portrait of a curly-haired bearded man in a sculpted bust style, with hatched shading and a lettered caption below.

Seneca

An engraved bust-length portrait of a bearded, curly-haired man with a furrowed brow and deep-set eyes, turned to his right against a hatched background. The sculptural shading mimics marble, and an inscription along the lower edge reads LUCIVS ANNAEVS SENECA.

Artist
Lucas Emil Vorsterman
Date
1638
Medium
Engraving in black on ivory laid paper
Source
Art Institute of Chicago
Size
1686 × 2429 px
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Public domain · Art Institute of Chicago releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1638).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Art Institute of Chicago, is_public_domain=true)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Art Institute of Chicago, The Amanda S. Johnson and Marion J. Livingston Fund

Español: Séneca, grabado basado en un busto de mármol romano

Retrato grabado en busto de un hombre barbado de cabello rizado, con el ceño fruncido y ojos hundidos, girado hacia su derecha sobre un fondo de trama de líneas. El sombreado escultórico imita el mármol, y una inscripción en el borde inferior dice LUCIVS ANNAEVS SENECA.

Português: Sêneca, gravura baseada em busto de mármore romano

Retrato gravado em busto de um homem barbado de cabelo cacheado, com a testa franzida e olhos fundos, voltado para sua direita sobre um fundo de hachuras. O sombreado escultórico imita o mármore, e uma inscrição na borda inferior lê LUCIVS ANNAEVS SENECA.

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