Heraclitus and Democritus, or incentive to patience and tolerance; Title Print of Speculum Diversarum Imaginum Speculativarum, 1638. Left Democritus, the smiling philosopher. He points to a globe. A book in his hand. On the other side of the world globe Heraclitus, the crying philosopher. He too has a book. He wipes his tears away with his gown. The globe carries a zotskap, referring to the foolishness of the world. The print has an ornament frame with all kinds of weaponry and two putti. In cartouches above and down Latin texts. With a Latin caption.

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