Title page detail: facing the gorgon details |
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| Image title: | Title page detail: facing the gorgon | |
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| Source: | Montanus, Arnoldus: “The New World” (1671) | |
| Place shown: | none | |
| Keywords: | people, mythological creatures, greyscale | |
| Status: | public domain in the USA, out of copyright in Canada, hence royalty-free stock image for all purposes and no usage credit required | |
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In this engraving from the title page, a two-faced woman uses a mirror to look safely at the medusa in the border of the picture. She is Prudence, trampling on Envy, a man with snakes instead of hair, lying on the ground. The motto, Invidiæ Prudentia Victrix is Latin for, Prudence defeats envy, or, prudence is the victress of envy. |
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| Filename: | 00110000-title-page-detail-two-faced-q75-500x348.jpg | |
| Blog link: | http://www.fromoldbooks.org/Montanus-America/pages/00110000-title-page-detail-two-faced//00110000-title-page-detail-two-faced-q75-500x348.jpg | |
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