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Engraved allegorical title page with winged figures, a skeleton, a tomb, and a woman with an open book below a Latin inscription.

Allegorical Title Page for Heroine Aletheia Martiae, Engraving

A dense engraving with a winged female figure and cherubs above a tomb, a skeleton with scythe, and a standing figure with an upraised arm at right. A seated woman with an open book and a palette-like object lies at lower left, with a Latin inscription and a shield-shaped cartouche below.

Artist
Wenceslaus Hollar (mentioned on object)
Date
1646
Medium
Source
Rijksmuseum
Size
2958 × 4000 px
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Public domain · Rijksmuseum marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1646.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: Public Domain Mark (Rijksmuseum, image license https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

Alchemy and Hidden Wisdom17th century1640s1646emblemetchingallegorywinged figurecherubstitle pagelatin inscriptionbaroque printtombskeleton death

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