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Grabado titulado Fons Vitae: un profeta barbudo señala una cruz con un ave sobre un pedestal, junto a criaturas aladas y figuras en un paisaje rocoso.

Fons Vitae: profeta señalando una cruz, grabado emblemático

Un grabado de emblema titulado FONS VITAE muestra a un profeta barbudo con túnica larga, sosteniendo un libro abierto y señalando hacia un pedestal coronado por un poste en forma de cruz con un ave posada encima. Figuras aladas, una persona sentada y otras en el suelo llenan el primer plano y la derecha, con trazos finos y densos.

Artista
Christoph Murer
Fecha
1622
Técnica
Allegorical prints Emblem pictures Etchings
Fuente
Wellcome Collection
Tamaño
4000 × 3411 px
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Dominio público · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1622.
Derechos verificados 2026-11-05 · nivel A · según la fuente: Public Domain Mark (Wellcome Collection)

Crédito (se agradece, no es obligatorio en obras de dominio público): Wellcome Collection

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