Caption

The abduction of Europe as an anticlerical satire, pen in black, l, ., gr. piece of paper supplemented, image: 42.5 x 58.9 cm, 59.5 cm, in the picture a., r., inscribed and monogrammed on a stone: EVROPA, CS, marked on three panels: PHOENICIA, CRETA, EVR, /, OPA, under the picture: [IV] PITER EVROPAM, VERA EST SI FABVLA, TAVRI, LVSIT, MENTITA CALLIDVS EFFIGIE, QVAM MONRARCHI FALSA SVB IMAGINE SIMPLICIS AGN [...], PROH PVDOR, HAEC NON EST FABVLA, NVNC SVBIGVT // SPVRCA SACERDOTVM, MERETRIX EVROPA PVELLA, INCLYTA QVAE FVERAS VNIVS ANTE IOVIS, DIC PRECOR EFFIGIES VBI PRISCA, VBI CANDIDA VESTIS, CVR LVXATA MODO, CVR ITA SENTA IACES, NONNE VIDES QVI ME GREX STIPAT., HIC ORIS HONORE [M], ABSTVLIT, ET DOTES QVAS DEVS ANTE DEDIT, FELICES ASIAE TERRAS LIBYESQVE PROCORVM, TVRBA QVIBVS NON TAM FLAGICIOSA NOCET, Monogrammist C.S. (Conrad Schnitt?), Lucas Cranach d. J., (Umkreis / circle), Wittenberg 1515–1586 Weimar

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection/Artokoloro

Reference

LZT20A51_287

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Rights managed

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82,1Mb (7,8Mb) / 21,0in x 15,2in / 6288 x 4564 (300dpi)

Keywords

Wittenberg 1515–1586 Weimar abduction Europe anticlerical satire pen black l gr. piece paper supplemented image 42.5 x 58.9 cm 59.5 cm picture a. r. inscribed monogrammed stone EVROPA CS marked three panels PHOENICIA CRETA EVR OPA under picture IV PITER EVROPAM VERA EST SI FABVLA TAVRI LVSIT MENTITA CALLIDVS EFFIGIE QVAM MONRARCHI FALSA SVB IMAGINE SIMPLICIS AGN ... PROH PVDOR HAEC NON EST FABVLA NVNC SVBIGVT SPVRCA SACERDOTVM MERETRIX EVROPA PVELLA INCLYTA QVAE FVERAS VNIVS ANTE IOVIS DIC PRECOR EFFIGIES VBI PRISCA VBI CANDIDA VESTIS CVR LVXATA MODO CVR ITA SENTA IACES NONNE VIDES QVI ME GREX STIPAT. HIC ORIS HONORE M ABSTVLIT ET DOTES QVAS DEVS ANTE DEDIT FELICES ASIAE TERRAS LIBYESQVE PROCORVM TVRBA QVIBVS NON TAM FLAGICIOSA NOCET Monogrammist C.S. Conrad Schnitt? Lucas Cranach d. J. Umkreis circle Wittenberg 1515–1586 Weimar