Spiegel van Vuur, Theodoor Galle, 1610 print In the foreground, a fire is lit by means of the focal point of a mirror. In the background, the use of mirrors to make fire: a child is petrified by a basilisk, a child is punctured by nettles, Archimedes uses a mirror to burn a ship. The print has a Latin caption: 'Flamma Volat, Micat Fugam Cape, Conflagrat Orbis: Plena Adeo igniuomis Omnia Funt Specvlis'. At the bottom of a legend of the scenes that are numberically numbered in the image. The print is part of a twelve -part series (III from XII prints) with the subject of twelve mirrors with whic
Spiegel van Vuur, Theodoor Galle, 1610 print In the foreground, a fire is lit by means of the focal point of a mirror. In the background, the use of mirrors to make fire: a child is petrified by a basilisk, a child is punctured by nettles, Archimedes uses a mirror to burn a ship. The print has a Latin caption: 'Flamma Volat, Micat Fugam Cape, Conflagrat Orbis: Plena Adeo igniuomis Omnia Funt Specvlis'. At the bottom of a legend of the scenes that are numberically numbered in the image. The print is part of a twelve -part series (III from XII prints) with the subject of twelve mirrors with which man tries to see God. Print Maker: Antwerpkortrijk Publisher: Antwerp Publisher: Antwerp paper engraving (story of) Archimedes. mirror. concave mirror, burning-mirror. basilisk (cock with posterior of snake). plants and herbs: stinging-nettle. open fire (in general)
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