Title Page for Hubert Goltzius's Icones Imperatorvm Romanorvm (Opera Omnia, V)

Cornelis Galle I after Erasmus Quellinus II after Sir Peter Paul Rubens

National Gallery of Art

The image consists of a full-page engraving depicting a classical scene with several figures and architectural elements. In the center, a seated male figure is atop an inscription panel. He wears a toga-like garment, a laurel wreath, and his hair is styled in curls. His right arm is raised, holding a scepter topped with an eagle figure, and his left arm rests on a globe. To his left stands a warrior-like figure with a shield and spear. On his right, another male figure wears a crown and holds a scepter with a large orb. The background features an archway with decorative elements like a sun with rays and a moon. An inscription in Latin is in the middle. Various classical motifs and symbols are below the central panel.