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A woman with a castle on her head traces a compass across a globe while two men crouch over it; representing geometry. Engraving by C. Cort, 1565, after F. Floris, c. 1557.
- Floris, Frans, 1519 or 1520-1570.
- Date
- 1565
- Reference
- 25661i
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Credit: A woman with a castle on her head traces a compass across a globe while two men crouch over it; representing geometry. Engraving by C. Cort, 1565, after F. Floris, c. 1557. Wellcome Collection. Public Domain Mark
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Description
The scene is set among ruins. The books have locks. A snake encompasses the globe; a toad sits beneath it
Publication/Creation
Antwerp : Hieronymus Cock.
Physical description
1 print : line engraving ; platemark 22.5 x 28.1 cm
Lettering
Vestigare geometriae intervalla locorum est, quamque alta, longa, et lata rerum corpora. Geometria. H. Cock. ex. FFlor.
References note
For further information, see: C. van de Velde, Frans Floris (1519/20-1570) Leven en werken, Brussels: Paleis de Academien, 1975, vol. I, pp. 426-8
Lettering note
Bears number: 6
Reference
Wellcome Library no. 25661i
Type/Technique
Languages
- Latin
Where to find it
Location Status Access Closed stores