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The Knowledge of God and the Seven Cardinal Virtues: Knowledge of God - Cognicio

Hans Sebald Beham

Cleveland Museum of Art

A black and white engraving of a man with wings wearing a laurel wreath. The man is barefoot and wearing a cloth wrapped around his body. His right arm is bent at the elbow with the hand pointing up and to the right. His left hand holds a stick. There are books on the floor behind him to the left and on a shelf to the right. On the shelf to the right there is also a potted plant and a globe. There is a figure in the upper right pointing back at the man. The text "COGNICIO" is written vertically on the left side. The man and shelf are on top of a patterned floor. The image is surrounded by a rough edged border.

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564 × 893 px
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