Allegory of the world Allegory of the world with the man himself by eating the honey (abundance) into an awkward position. A young man stands on a ledge of the cliff where he clings to a branch with honey. However, this is gnawed by white and black mouse which represent day and night or the passing of time. Death, depicted as a unicorn, and is threatening to roar through the nostrils. Four tubes crawl out of slits in the wall, they represent the four elements of fire, earth, air and water. A fire-breathing dragon guard with claws raised between the flames of hell on the fall of man. Among the
Allegory of the world Allegory of the world with the man himself by eating the honey (abundance) into an awkward position. A young man stands on a ledge of the cliff where he clings to a branch with honey. However, this is gnawed by white and black mouse which represent day and night or the passing of time. Death, depicted as a unicorn, and is threatening to roar through the nostrils. Four tubes crawl out of slits in the wall, they represent the four elements of fire, earth, air and water. A fire-breathing dragon guard with claws raised between the flames of hell on the fall of man. Among the show is a Latin vers. Manufacturer : printmaker: Boëtius Adamsz. Bolswertnaar design: unknown author: I. Semmius (listed building) publisher: Boëtius Adamsz. Bolswert (listed building) Dated: 1590 - 1633 Physical features: car material: paper Technique: engra (printing process) Dimensions: plate edge: H 299 mm × W 216 mmToelichtingPrent not mentioned in Hollstein. Subject: unicornrepresentations or hell (with the damned and devils) Benthic, usually with burning firespersonifications of Death; 'Morte' (Ripa) honey'Elementi '' Elementi secondo Empedocle (Ripa) allegorical representations of the effects of time
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