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Black and white engraving of a man on a ladder by a tall tree, a figure and a pig at lower left, a village and a flying animal in the sky, caption MARTIUS below.

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An engraved landscape shows a man standing on a ladder beside a large tree, while a second figure and a pig or boar rest near the trunk at lower left. A small animal drifts through the sky above a distant village, beneath the caption MARTIUS.

Artist
Simon Frisius
Date
1611
Medium
Source
Rijksmuseum
Size
4000 × 3121 px
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Public domain · Rijksmuseum marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1611.
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: Martius: paisaje grabado con un hombre en una escalera

Un paisaje grabado muestra a un hombre de pie en una escalera junto a un gran árbol, mientras una segunda figura y un cerdo o jabalí descansan cerca del tronco, en la parte inferior izquierda. Un pequeño animal flota en el cielo sobre un pueblo lejano, bajo la leyenda MARTIUS.

Português: Martius: paisagem gravada com homem em uma escada

Uma paisagem gravada mostra um homem de pé em uma escada ao lado de uma grande árvore, enquanto uma segunda figura e um porco ou javali descansam perto do tronco, na parte inferior esquerda. Um pequeno animal flutua no céu acima de uma aldeia distante, abaixo da legenda MARTIUS.

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