Four figures in a landscape being guided by a cherub in the sky, 1777. A small boy, pointing the way, leads three men towards a building in the distance. All three men are carrying an item. The man at the back carries a bowl with smoke rising from the contents, the man in the middle wears a garland of vine leaves and grapes, and the man in the front wears ears of wheat in his hair. The butterfly-winged cherub in the sky guides them by carrying a compass or dial. In the bottom right corner is an ouroboros, a snake forming a perfect circle by swallowing its own tail. The original artist, Otto Van Veen, was Rubens' last master between 1594-1598. From "Quinti Horatii Flacci emblemata imaginibus in æs incis, notisque illustrata", an illustrated version of the works of Horace, first published in 1607.
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Four figures in a landscape being guided by a cherub in the sky, 1777. A small boy, pointing the way, leads three men towards a building in the distance. All three men are carrying an item. The man at the back carries a bowl with smoke rising from the contents, the man in the middle wears a garland of vine leaves and grapes, and the man in the front wears ears of wheat in his hair. The butterfly-winged cherub in the sky guides them by carrying a compass or dial. In the bottom right corner is an ouroboros, a snake forming a perfect circle by swallowing its own tail. The original artist, Otto Van Veen, was Rubens' last master between 1594-1598. From "Quinti Horatii Flacci emblemata imaginibus in æs incis, notisque illustrata", an illustrated version of the works of Horace, first published in 1607.

Date

1777

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Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Art

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HRM25A14_437

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Droits gérés

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50,0Mo (4,5Mo) / 32,3cm x 38,8cm / 3812 x 4583 (300dpi)

Mots clés

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