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Engraved oval emblem of a crowned woman in robes holding a garland, with an ape reading a book at lower left and stacked books at lower right.

Iconologia: or, moral emblems .... Wherein are express'd various images of virtues, vices, passions, etc. as design'd by the ancient Egyptians, Greeks, Romans, and modern Italians ... / illustrated with ... humane figures, with their explanations; newly design'd, and engraven ... by I. Fuller ... and other masters. By the care and at the charge of P. Tempest.

A black-and-white engraved oval emblem shows a crowned woman in flowing robes among trees beside a column, holding a garland in one hand and a raised flag-like banner in the other. At lower left a seated ape reads an open book; books lie at lower right, and the label '2. Academy' sits in the upper corner.

Artist
Cesare Ripa
Date
1709
Medium
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
3446 × 4000 px
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Español: Emblema de la Academia, de la Iconología de Ripa (1709)

Un emblema ovalado grabado en blanco y negro muestra a una mujer coronada con vestiduras fluidas entre árboles junto a una columna, sosteniendo una guirnalda en una mano y un estandarte alzado en la otra. En la parte inferior izquierda, un simio sentado lee un libro abierto; en la inferior derecha hay libros apilados, y la etiqueta '2. Academy' aparece en la esquina superior.

Português: Emblema da Academia, da Iconologia de Ripa (1709)

Um emblema oval gravado em preto e branco mostra uma mulher coroada, com vestes fluidas, entre árvores ao lado de uma coluna, segurando uma guirlanda em uma mão e um estandarte erguido na outra. No canto inferior esquerdo, um macaco sentado lê um livro aberto; no canto inferior direito há livros empilhados, e a legenda '2. Academy' aparece no canto superior.

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