Title Page for Justus Lipsius, Opera Omnia, I

Cornelis Galle I after Sir Peter Paul Rubens

National Gallery of Art

The image shows a detailed engraving with several full-bodied figures positioned around an archway. At the top of the arch, two figures are seated. One on the left is a male figure holding a club-like object while the one on the right is a female figure holding a globe and a staff. Centered above them is a male head with a serious expression enclosed in a decorative wreath. Below the arch, and to the sides, stand more male figures dressed in ancient attire. The left figure is adorned in armor and holds a sword, while the right one interacts with a seated woman grasping a wheel representing Fortuna. The archway has an empty space for text. The background of the engraving is celestial or ethereal. The engraving is bordered by a larger, blank page.