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The Roman emperor Valens pours money into a coffer; an officer is arrested and led to prison. Etching by C. Murer after himself, c. 1600-1614.
Murer, Christoph, 1558-1614.Date: 1622Reference: 26679iPart of: XL Emblemata miscella nova
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Two men walking above a city; representing harmony of religious or political states. Etching by C. Murer after himself, c. 1600-1614.
Murer, Christoph, 1558-1614.Date: 1622Reference: 26658iPart of: XL Emblemata miscella nova
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A dog resting on a bull's straw; representing Aesop's fable. Etching by C. Murer after himself, c. 1600-1614.
Murer, Christoph, 1558-1614.Date: 1622Reference: 26702iPart of: XL Emblemata miscella nova
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Innocence attacked from four corners by "Iudex", "Persequutiō", "Avaritia" and "Invidia"; Justice looks down from above. Etching by C. Murer after himself, c. 1600-1614.
Murer, Christoph, 1558-1614.Date: 1622Reference: 26697iPart of: XL Emblemata miscella nova
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Men worship an ass bearing a religious image; alluding to both Aesop's fable of the ass and idol worship in Arianism and contemporary Catholicism. Etching by C. Murer after himself, c. 1600-1614.
Murer, Christoph, 1558-1614.Date: 1622Reference: 26660iPart of: XL Emblemata miscella nova- Pictures
Emblems of the triumph of Christ over worldly powers. Etching by W. Hollar, 1654.
Hollar, Wenceslaus, 1607-1677.Date: [1654]Reference: 2855737i
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A putto with an arrow in his heart is asking a putto who is holding a urine flask for help; comparing love to medical treatment of a wound. Engraving, 16--.
Date: 1600-1699Reference: 571859i
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Emblem representing the path to the philosopher's stone in alchemy. Etching by Defehrt, 1768, after L.-J. Goussier, after the frontispiece to a 17th century book by Libavius.
Goussier, Louis-Jacques, 1722-1799.Date: [1768]Reference: 37240i
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Allegorical figures hold up two scrolls, separated by a spider's web: one shows a straight line between "Charitas" and "Iustitia"; the other a crooked line between "Invidia" and "Avaritia". Etching by C. Murer after himself, c. 1600-1614.
Murer, Christoph, 1558-1614.Date: 1622Reference: 26694iPart of: XL Emblemata miscella nova
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The soul being refined like metal in a crucible by an angel, Satan, Venus and Death; representing a test of faith. Etching by C. Murer, ca. 1600-1614.
Murer, Christoph, 1558-1614.Date: 1622Reference: 26678iPart of: XL Emblemata miscella nova
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The prophet Elias fed by a raven; representing providence. Etching by C. Murer after himself, c. 1600-1614.
Murer, Christoph, 1558-1614.Date: 1622Reference: 26705iPart of: XL Emblemata miscella nova- Pictures
Servants taking food to their master; illustrating a scene in Murer's play 'Edessa'. Etching by C. Murer after himself, c. 1600-1614.
Murer, Christoph, 1558-1614.Date: 1622Reference: 26706iPart of: XL Emblemata miscella nova
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A crane inserts its beak into the mouth of a wolf; illustrating Aesop's fable. Etching by C. Murer after himself, c. 1600-1614.
Murer, Christoph, 1558-1614.Date: 1622Reference: 26680iPart of: XL Emblemata miscella nova
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Birds attacking an owl resting upon a staff held by a naked woman; representing patience. Etching by C. Murer after himself, c. 1600-1614.
Murer, Christoph, 1558-1614.Date: 1622Reference: 26699iPart of: XL Emblemata miscella nova
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Feast scene representing hospitality; alluding to Abraham and the three angels. Etching by C. Murer after himself, c. 1600-1614.
Murer, Christoph, 1558-1614.Date: 1622Reference: 26696iPart of: XL Emblemata miscella nova
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An alchemist stoking a furnace, surrounded by well dressed onlookers: a banquet takes place in the background. Etching by C. Murer, ca. 1600-1614.
Murer, Christoph, 1558-1614.Date: 1622Reference: 35236iPart of: XL Emblemata miscella nova
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A man scatters seeds; representing the Biblical parable of the sower; here referring to the "ministry of the word", preaching. Etching by C. Murer after himself, c. 1600-1614.
Murer, Christoph, 1558-1614.Date: 1622Reference: 26701iPart of: XL Emblemata miscella nova
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A fox talking to a chicken; representing a fable by Aesop on false friendship. Etching by C. Murer after himself, c. 1600-1614.
Murer, Christoph, 1558-1614.Date: 1622Reference: 26704iPart of: XL Emblemata miscella nova
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A prophet points to a cross which is leaking water; representing faith, the 'fountain of life'. Etching by C. Murer after himself, c. 1600-1614.
Murer, Christoph, 1558-1614.Date: 1622Reference: 26677iPart of: XL Emblemata miscella nova
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A bird of prey prepares to swoop on a mouse and a frog in water; illustrating Aesop's fable of the frog and the mouse. Etching by C. Murer after himself, c. 1600-1614.
Murer, Christoph, 1558-1614.Date: [1622]Reference: 26659iPart of: XL Emblemata miscella nova
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A mouse nibbles through a net in which a lion is caught; illustrating Aesop's fable. Etching by C. Murer after himself, c. 1600-1614.
Murer, Christoph, 1558-1614.Date: 1622Reference: 26698iPart of: XL Emblemata miscella nova
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Truth represented as the word of God assailed by persecution, superstition, tradition, betrayal and violence. Etching by C. Murer after himself, c. 1600-1614.
Murer, Christoph, 1558-1614.Date: 1622Reference: 26703iPart of: XL Emblemata miscella nova
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A stork impales a frog in a peaceful scene by a river; allegory of freedom. Etching by C. Murer after himself, c. 1600-1614.
Murer, Christoph, 1558-1614.Date: 1622Reference: 26695iPart of: XL Emblemata miscella nova
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A wealthy bürger refuses charity to an old couple. Etching by C. Murer after himself, c. 1600-1614.
Murer, Christoph, 1558-1614.Date: 1622Reference: 26655iPart of: XL Emblemata miscella nova- Pictures
Cupid as a wind blowing on a torch: an emblem of love, "He (Cupid) who nourishes me extinguishes me". Engraving by C. de Passe, ca. 1615.
Date: [1615?]Reference: 2438813i