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Old Print of Hercules Fighting Two Soldiers in Bustan Ras Tabia, Tunis, ca.1630

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Antique print, titled: 'Tunes in Africa.' - Caption above the image reads: "Ne Hercules quidem adversus duos" (Not even Hercules fights against two). In the foreground Hercules is indeed fighting two soldiers at once. This imagery is repeated by two dogs fighting a third. In the background a walled garden is identified as Bustan Ras Tabia, in the current university district in Tunis. From: 'Thesauri Philo-Politici' / 'Thesaurus Philopoliticus' / 'Politisches Schatzkastleins'. This work was originally created in the period 1623-1632 and consisted of 16 parts, first published separately and then together in 2 books of 8 parts ea. Altogether it had 830 prints. Later editions were published in 1637-1638 by Paul Furst (titled 'Sciographia Cormica') and in 1678 by his widow (titled:'Sciagraphia Cosmica'). Complete editions are scarse. The primary objective was the poetry and accompanying emblems with a moralising symbolism. The city views were secondary and mainly served for decoration. There is no particular tie between the poetry and the city. The city views were mostly engraved after popular engravings at the time from the works of Guicciardini, Braun/Hogenberg, Munster and others. The Poetry consists of a aphorism or theme in German or Latin at the top, a 2 line relating poem in Latin below the image and a 4 line relating poem in German below. In the engravings there is always a foreground which illustrates the theme and a city view in the background. Artists and Engravers: Authors: Daniel Meisner and Eberhart Kieser. The authors of this work are Daniel Meisner (1585-1625) and Eberhart Kieser (1583-1631). Meisner was a Bohemian / German poet. Kieser a German publisher and engraver. Kieser probably engraved some of the plates himself , but he also used other well known engravers: Sebastian Furck, Georg Keller, Johann Eckard Loffler and Matthias Merian the elder. Condition: Very good, given age. Thumbing in the lower margin. Some foxing in the top margin. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.

Dimensions:

Height: 6.03 in (15.3 cm)Width: 7.33 in (18.6 cm)Depth: 0 in (0.02 mm)

Materials and Techniques:

Paper

Period:

1630-1639

Date of Manufacture:

circa 1630

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Seller Location:

Langweer, NL

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