A monster with seven heads and arms, and hooved lower limbs, born in 1578. Etching by G.B. Cavalieri, 1585.

  • Cavalieri, Giovanni Battista, approximately 1525-1601.
Date:
1585
Reference:
653163i
Part of:
Opera nela quale vi e molti mostri de tutte le parti del mondo antichi et moderni con le dechiarationi a ciascheduno sina [sic] al presente anno 1585. Joanne Baptista de Cavalleriis lagherino incisore.
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Publication/Creation

Stampati in Roma [Rome] : Joanne[s] Baptista de Cavalleriis, 1585.

Physical description

1 print : etching ; platemark 21.4 x approximately 15.3 cm

Lettering

Horibile et maraviglioso mostro nato in Eusrigo terra del Novarese ... nato del 1578 nel mese di genaro

Reference

Wellcome Collection 653163i

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Where to find it

  • Monsters; biblical, historical, and moral subjects; landscapes; allegories. Album of engravings, ca. 1585-1612.

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