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Etching titled Pax Insidiosa showing a fox looking up at a rooster in a tree, with a village and church in the background.

A fox talking to a chicken; representing a fable by Aesop on false friendship. Etching by C. Murer after himself, c. 1600-1614.

A fox stands on the left, looking up toward a rooster perched in a leafy tree at right, while a village with a church spire sits in the distance. The title "PAX INSIDIOSA" is inscribed across the top of this etched emblem print.

Artist
Christoph Murer
Date
1622
Medium
Emblem pictures Allegorical prints Etchings
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
4000 × 3498 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1622.
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: Pax Insidiosa: zorro y gallo en un árbol, grabado

Un zorro está a la izquierda, mirando hacia un gallo posado en un frondoso árbol a la derecha, mientras al fondo se ven un pueblo y una torre de iglesia. El título "PAX INSIDIOSA" aparece inscrito en la parte superior de este grabado emblemático.

Português: Pax Insidiosa: raposa e galo numa árvore, gravura

Uma raposa está à esquerda, olhando para cima em direção a um galo empoleirado numa árvore frondosa à direita, enquanto ao fundo aparecem um povoado e a torre de uma igreja. O título "PAX INSIDIOSA" está inscrito na parte superior desta gravura emblemática.

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