This is a drawing of a scene featuring a maritime setting and various classical allegorical elements. The central panel depicts ships at sea, while the foreground shows figures appearing to be in distress, surrounded by sacks and barrels. The border of the image features classical elements, cherubic figures, emblems like skulls, crossbones, and hourglasses. The sides of the image show columns with figures holding containers. Latin text is included in the image.
Artwork Details
- Date
- 1651
- Medium
- etching with border "Democritus and Heraclitus" (Pennington 233A)
- Dimensions
- 3392 × 4157 px
- Public Domain
- Yes
- Museum Record
- View original
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