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Engraving of a woman in a long gown raising a whip over a bent older man on a street before a town with towers.

Phyllis and Aristotle, engraving by Hans Brosamer

A crowned woman in a voluminous gown kneels on a paved street, holding a whip raised over an elderly man crouched beside a stone column. Behind them, a walled town of gabled houses, towers and domed buildings recedes under a pale sky. The fine black-line engraving uses dense hatching for shadows.

Artist
Hans Brosamer
Date
c. 1545
Medium
Engraving in black on ivory laid paper
Source
Art Institute of Chicago
Size
1686 × 1324 px
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Public domain · Art Institute of Chicago releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1554).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Art Institute of Chicago, is_public_domain=true)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Art Institute of Chicago, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Potter Palmer, Jr.

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