Pyramids of Egypt, Philips Galle, After Maarten van Heemskerck, 1572 print In the background Egyptian pyramids and obelisks. Men made to slave scoop clay from the river, which are then baked into stones in a burning oven for the buildings. In the foreground, Pharaoh Psammetiches is on a stone block. He looks at an eagle with a sandal in his mouth. This image refers to a fable of Aesopus about the relationship between Rhodopis, a young Egyptian woman, and the Pharaoh. The print has a Latin caption and is part of a series about the eight wonders of the world. print maker: Antwerpafter design by:
Pyramids of Egypt, Philips Galle, After Maarten van Heemskerck, 1572 print In the background Egyptian pyramids and obelisks. Men made to slave scoop clay from the river, which are then baked into stones in a burning oven for the buildings. In the foreground, Pharaoh Psammetiches is on a stone block. He looks at an eagle with a sandal in his mouth. This image refers to a fable of Aesopus about the relationship between Rhodopis, a young Egyptian woman, and the Pharaoh. The print has a Latin caption and is part of a series about the eight wonders of the world. print maker: Antwerpafter design by: HaarlemHaarlempublisher: Antwerp paper engraving Egyptian pyramids (Wonder of the World). pyramid (historical grave form). Psammetichus, king of Egypt, and the courtesan Rhodopis; Cupid assists her in putting on her sandal (while she was bathing one day an eagle carried away one of her sandals and dropped it near Pharaoh, who started to look for its owner). slavery; serfs and the enslaved
Size: 4948px × 4060px
Photo credit: © piemags/rmn / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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