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Engraving of a standing nude male figure with a cloak and laurel wreath beside a lyre on a pedestal, with plants and flowers around him.

Apollo, plate 5 from Parnassus Biceps

An engraving of a nude male figure in contrapposto, draped in a cloak, standing beside a lyre-shaped harp on a pedestal entwined with a vine. Flowers, grasses, and a shield-like form fill the lower foreground, with Latin and Greek inscriptions framing the sheet below and above.

Artist
Robert Boissard
Date
1601
Medium
Engraving in black on ivory laid paper
Source
Art Institute of Chicago
Size
1686 × 2518 px
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Public domain · Art Institute of Chicago releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1601).
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Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Art Institute of Chicago, The Wallace L. DeWolf and Joseph Brooks Fair Collections

Español: Apolo, lámina 5 de Parnassus Biceps

Grabado de una figura masculina desnuda en contrapposto, cubierta con un manto, de pie junto a una lira sobre un pedestal rodeado de una vid. Flores, hierbas y una forma parecida a un escudo llenan el primer plano, con inscripciones en latín y griego arriba y abajo.

Português: Apolo, prancha 5 de Parnassus Biceps

Gravura de uma figura masculina nua em contrapposto, coberta por um manto, em pé ao lado de uma lira sobre um pedestal envolto por uma videira. Flores, ervas e uma forma semelhante a um escudo preenchem o primeiro plano, com inscrições em latim e grego acima e abaixo.

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