A monster with a human face and feet, the body of an animal, and a long antenna-like neck surmounted by pig's ears. Etching by G.B. Cavalieri, 1585.

  • Cavalieri, Giovanni Battista, approximately 1525-1601.
Date:
1585]
Reference:
653165i
Part of:
Opera nela quale vi e molti mostri de tutte le parti del mondo antichi et moderni con le dechiarationi a ciascheduno sina [sic] al presente anno 1585. Joanne Baptista de Cavalleriis lagherino incisore.
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Publication/Creation

[Stampati Ind. Roma [Rome] : Joanne[s] Baptista de Cavalleriis, 1585]

Physical description

1 print : etching ; platemark 21.7 x approximately 15.2 cm

Lettering

Nelle alpe de libia questi animal monstruosi di colori tuttli gialli ...

Reference

Wellcome Collection 653165i

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  • Monsters; biblical, historical, and moral subjects; landscapes; allegories. Album of engravings, ca. 1585-1612.

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