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Von der Höl Sibylle Cumane. / Hic est Introitus Antri Sibylle Gumane / Lacus Agnianus piscibus
| Article ID | EUI5040 |
Title | Von der Höl Sibylle Cumane. / Hic est Introitus Antri Sibylle Gumane / Lacus Agnianus piscibus |
Two views from a bird's-eye view on one sheet, with titles, index and a decorative frame. The upper view shows the Grotto of the Cumaean Sibyl with the cartographer Abraham Ortelius the engraver George Hoefnagel talking about the scene. According to the inscription, they doubt that Lake Averno was the alleged entrance to Hades in Virgil's Aeneid. The lower view shows the Cave of the Dogs, so called because of the poisonous sulphur fumes that emanated from it. Reverse with German text. | |
| Year | ca. 1545 |
Artist | Hoefnagel |
| Place of Publication | Antwerp |
| Dimensions (cm) | 32,5 x 47 cm |
| Condition | Some restorations along the orig. outline colours |
| Coloring | original colored |
| Technique | Copper print |
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75.00 €
( A reproduction can be ordered individually on request. )