Bilder Jacob Cats (1577–1660) – COLONIA ALIO DUCENDA (The Colony Must Be Led Elsewhere) – Engraving (c. 1650)

Beskrivning

This print is an example of an emblematic illustration from the moral literature of the 17th century. The central circular engraving depicts a woven basket containing a small vine plant set atop a wooden stand. A snake is shown coiled around the base of the stand, and a large elephant trunk is visible reaching toward the basket from the right. A landscape with a town in the distance forms the background. The image is surmounted by the Latin motto, "COLONIA ALIO DUCENDA" (The Colony Must Be Led Elsewhere). Below the image, a column of Latin text provides the accompanying moral and classical reference.

Jacob Cats was a famous Dutch poet, jurist, and moralist whose books, known as emblem books, were enormously popular and provided these illustrated moral lessons for a broad audience. While he was the author of the text and moral concepts, his name is the central attribution associated with the work's creation and publication, consistent with his widely circulated emblems.

Artist or Maker: Jacob Cats

Dimensions: Approximately 25 cm x 17 cm

Medium: Engraving

Date: c. 1650

Condition Report:
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