This is an image depicting an allegorical scene with several symbolic figures and a globe. The drawing features a globe with an eye above it labeled "PROVIDENTIA", two angelic figures labeled "FAMA BONA" and "FAMA MALA", a central figure labeled "MAGISTRA VITAE", and skeletal figures labeled "MORS" and "OBLIVIO". There are niches on the sides with figures representing "TESTIS TEMPORUM" and "VITA MEMORIAE". The artwork includes various symbols and inscriptions. A printed note indicates it was created in London in 1652, placing it within a specific historical context. The style is emblematic,…
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Title Page to Sir Walter Raleigh, History of the World

Renold Elstrack (English, 1571 - 1625)

published 1652

Medium
engraving
Classification
Print
Dimensions
plate: 30 × 18.4 cm (11 13/16 × 7 1/4 in.)
Culture
British
Museum
National Gallery of Art, CG-E
Credit line
Rosenwald Collection
Rights
Public domain (NGA Open Access, CC0), as the museum states it.
Who can see it
Teens profiles and older: its subject is for older viewers (war, death, the Passion, drink or the like). How works are placed

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