Hercules leads man along personifications from virtues to temple for eternal fame; Title page for: Idea Principis Christiano-Politica, Centum Symbolis Expressa, Brussels 1649. Hercules leads a man along Personifications from virtues to temple for eternal fame. The man, a ruler, carries a harness and tramples with his feet a multiple dragon, he holds a knot in his hand. Virtues stand with attributes on pedestrians along a path that leads to a temple where David waiting with the head of Goliath and other biblical heroes and is minerva on a throne. Inscription on the Frisian of the Temple Sic Itu
Hercules leads man along personifications from virtues to temple for eternal fame; Title page for: Idea Principis Christiano-Politica, Centum Symbolis Expressa, Brussels 1649. Hercules leads a man along Personifications from virtues to temple for eternal fame. The man, a ruler, carries a harness and tramples with his feet a multiple dragon, he holds a knot in his hand. Virtues stand with attributes on pedestrians along a path that leads to a temple where David waiting with the head of Goliath and other biblical heroes and is minerva on a throne. Inscription on the Frisian of the Temple Sic Itur Ad Astra. The symbolism refers to the content of the edition in which the author with emblems makes recommendations for a ruler, a prince, to show the right political leadership with the help of virtues.
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