Dove in the desert, His quondam sedit ramis, Life of Mary in Emblems, print, cognizance, Series number, 20, 26, Representation of a dove flying over a barren and desolate landscape towards a tree. Above and below this print are Latin and French texts in letterpress. This sheet is part of the emblem series 'Life of Mary in Emblems'. The first state of this series comprises, besides a title page and 26 emblems, also three sheets with hymns to Mary in letterpress without illustration., printmaker: Jacques Callot, Nancy, publisher: Anthoine Charlot, France, 1625 - 1629, paper, etching, letterpress printing, etching and letterpress, height 58 mm x width 82 mm, height 147 mm x width 123 mm, other birds: dove, desert, A rectangular black ink illustration shows a landscape with a large tree on the left whose trunk and branches are drawn with fine lines and leafy clusters, rounded cloudlike rock or foliage forms behind and below the tree, a small bird in flight near the top center, a curved sho...
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Dove in the desert, His quondam sedit ramis, Life of Mary in Emblems, print, cognizance, Series number, 20, 26, Representation of a dove flying over a barren and desolate landscape towards a tree. Above and below this print are Latin and French texts in letterpress. This sheet is part of the emblem series 'Life of Mary in Emblems'. The first state of this series comprises, besides a title page and 26 emblems, also three sheets with hymns to Mary in letterpress without illustration., printmaker: Jacques Callot, Nancy, publisher: Anthoine Charlot, France, 1625 - 1629, paper, etching, letterpress printing, etching and letterpress, height 58 mm x width 82 mm, height 147 mm x width 123 mm, other birds: dove, desert, A rectangular black ink illustration shows a landscape with a large tree on the left whose trunk and branches are drawn with fine lines and leafy clusters, rounded cloudlike rock or foliage forms behind and below the tree, a small bird in flight near the top center, a curved shoreline or path running across the lower portion, rolling hills and clustered bushes toward the right, and faint horizontal marks suggesting sky above.

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Dove desert quondam sedit ramis Life Mary Emblems print cognizance Series number 20 26 Representation dove flying barren desolate landscape towards tree Latin French texts letterpress sheet part emblem series first state series comprises besides title page 26 emblems also three sheets hymns illustration printmaker Jacques Callot Nancy publisher Anthoine Charlot France 1625 - 1629 paper etching letterpress printing height 58 mm x width 82 mm height 147 mm x 123 mm birds dove rectangular black ink illustration landscape large tree left trunk branches drawn fine lines leafy clusters rounded cloudlike rock foliage forms small bird flight near top center curved shoreline path running across lower portion rolling hills clustered bushes right faint horizontal marks suggesting sky

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