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Engraved emblem captioned Exercise: a standing figure holds a ring and a scroll, with a helmet, spear and anchor at his feet and hills behind.

Exercise: emblem 109 from Ripa's Iconologia (1709 edition)

An engraved emblem numbered 109 and captioned 'Exercise' shows a standing figure in a short tunic and sandals, holding a ring in one hand and a curling scroll in the other. A helmet, a spear, and an anchor lie on the ground beside an oval-framed landscape with distant hills and clouds.

Artist
Cesare Ripa
Date
1709
Medium
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
3177 × 4000 px
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