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  • A dog resting on a bull's straw; representing Aesop's fable. Etching by C. Murer after himself, c. 1600-1614.

    • Murer, Christoph, 1558-1614
    Date
    1622
    Reference
    26702i
    Part of
    XL Emblemata miscella nova
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  • Men worship an ass bearing a religious image; alluding to both Aesop's fable of the ass and idol worship in Arianism and contemporary Catholicism. Etching by C. Murer after himself, c. 1600-1614.

    • Murer, Christoph, 1558-1614
    Date
    1622
    Reference
    26660i
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    XL Emblemata miscella nova
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  • A crane inserts its beak into the mouth of a wolf; illustrating Aesop's fable. Etching by C. Murer after himself, c. 1600-1614.

    • Murer, Christoph, 1558-1614
    Date
    1622
    Reference
    26680i
    Part of
    XL Emblemata miscella nova
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  • Phædri Aug. liberti Fabularum æsopiarum libri quinque; item fabulæ quædam ex MS. veteri à Marquardo Gudio descriptæ; cum indice vocum & locutionum. Appendicis loco adjiciuntur fabulæ græcæ quædam & latinæ ex variis authoribus collectæ; quas claudit Avieni Æsopicarum fabularum liber unicus.

    • Phaedrus.
    Date
    [1729]
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  • A bird of prey prepares to swoop on a mouse and a frog in water; illustrating Aesop's fable of the frog and the mouse. Etching by C. Murer after himself, c. 1600-1614.

    • Murer, Christoph, 1558-1614
    Date
    [1622]
    Reference
    26659i
    Part of
    XL Emblemata miscella nova
    • Pictures
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  • A mouse nibbles through a net in which a lion is caught; illustrating Aesop's fable. Etching by C. Murer after himself, c. 1600-1614.

    • Murer, Christoph, 1558-1614
    Date
    1622
    Reference
    26698i
    Part of
    XL Emblemata miscella nova
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  • A stork impales a frog in a peaceful scene by a river; allegory of freedom. Etching by C. Murer after himself, c. 1600-1614.

    • Murer, Christoph, 1558-1614
    Date
    1622
    Reference
    26695i
    Part of
    XL Emblemata miscella nova
    • Pictures
    • Online
  • A bear overturns a barrel and is stung by bees; representing Aesop's fable. Etching by C. Murer after himself, c. 1600-1614.

    • Murer, Christoph, 1558-1614
    Date
    1622
    Reference
    26700i
    Part of
    XL Emblemata miscella nova
    • Pictures
    • Online
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