Allegory on the state of the world, ca. 1645, Mundi Typus Vantatis, Das ist Eygentliche Erklärung dieser eytelen und zergängliuchen Welt/ von Zweyen Philosophen, Deren einer dieselbelacht, der alles aber beweinet sie (title on object), Sheet with cut out at the top and pasted an allegorical representation about the state of the world, ca. 1645. On the left, the secular and spiritual princes roll dice over the fate of the citizen and farmer. On the right, civil life and the world are in turmoil. In the background wars on land and sea, in the sky the horsemen of the Apocalypse and the comet of 1628. In the center the philosophers Democritus and Heraclites are talking to a globe under a jester's hood. This conversation is printed at the bottom in 12 German verses and in 2 columns in Dutch., print, print maker: Crispijn van de Passe (II), (attributed to), publisher: Jan van Hilten, (mentioned on object), Northern Netherlands, 1644 - 1645, paper, etching, engraving, letterpress printing, height, 492 mm × width, 364 mm
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Allegory, state, world, ca, 1645, Mundi Typus Vantatis, Das ist Eygentliche Erklärung dieser eytelen und zergängliuche, von Zweyen Philosophen, Deren einer dieselbelacht, der alles, aber, beweinet sie, title, object, Sheet, cut, top, pasted, allegorical representation, left, secular, spiritual princes, roll, dice, fate, citizen, farmer, right, civil life, turmoil, background wars, land, sea, sky, horsemen, Apocalypse, comet, 1628, center, philosophers Democritus, Heraclites, talking, globe under, jester's hood, conversation, printed, bottom, 12 German verses, 2 columns, Dutch, print, print maker, Crispijn van de Passe, Ii, attributed, publisher, Jan van Hilten, mentioned, Northern Netherlands, 1644 - 1645, paper, etching, engraving, letterpress printing, height, 492 mm × width, 364 mm
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