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Janus (Roman deity)
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The age of two-faced Janus : the comets of 1577 and 1618 and the decline of the Aristotelian world view in the Netherlands / by Tabitta van Nouhuys.
Nouhuys, Tabitta van.Date: 1998
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Harpies try to keep open the doors of the temple of Janus, but they are clubbed by Hercules. Coloured mezzotint by A. Blooteling after G. de Lairesse.
Lairesse, Gérard de, 1640-1711.Reference: 44561i- Pictures
The two-headed figure of Janus standing on two spheres holding vine and a large key within a landscape.
Kandel, David, -1587.Date: [approximately mid 16th century]Reference: 3336116i
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Harpies try to keep open the doors of the temple of Janus, but they are clubbed by Hercules. Mezzotint by A. Blooteling after G. Lairesse.
Lairesse, Gérard de, 1640-1711.Date: 1660-1690Reference: 562754i