Picart, Bernard, Amsterdam, Title page for: A. Dacier, L'Iliade d'Homère, 1712, Allegory of the genius of Homer, verso lower right - stamped, The personification of Heroic Poetry leads a boy, symbolizing the genius of Homer, to the temple of memory. Envy (Invidia) tries to stop them. Mnemosyne, the goddess of memory, opens the doors of the temple. Father Time hangs a portrait medallion of Homer above the entrance. In the sky Fame (Fama) blowing the trumpet. In the margin a five-line caption in French., print, engraving, title page, prints, height 142 mm, width 85 mm, Noord-Nederlands, 1673-06-11 - 1733-05-08, print maker, printmaker, 1711 - 1711, first quarter 18th century, paper, papier, etching, etchings, engraving (printing process), Work conception, after own design by
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Picart, Bernard, Amsterdam, Title page, A, Dacier, L'Iliade d'Homère, 1712, Allegory, genius, Homer, verso lower right - stamped, personification, Heroic Poetry leads, boy, symbolizing, temple, memory, Envy, Invidia, tries, stop them, Mnemosyne, goddess, opens, doors, Father Time hangs, portrait medallion, entrance, sky Fame, Fama, blowing, trumpet, margin, five-line caption, French, print, engraving, title page, prints, height 142 mm, width 85 mm, Noord-Nederlands, 1673-06-11 - 1733-05-08, print maker, printmaker, 1711 - 1711, first quarter 18th century, paper, papier, etching, etchings, printing process, Work conception, own design
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