Creator

Pierre Vase (Eskrich)

Creation-date

1535-1571

Technique

Engraving

Material

Paper

Inventory number

Inv. RES-Z-2505 (2)

Subject-1

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Object-Current-Location

Paris, Bibliothèque nationale de France

Digital resource author

GrECI Project

Digital-resource-rights holder

University of Oslo (for GrECI project)

Image-number

033_Id_8

License

CC BY

Description

The image is taken from the Picta poesis of the French humanist Barthélemy Aneau, printed by Macé Bonhomme in Lyon in 1552. Bonhomme incorporated a Greek motto (transl. 'From labour comes glory') into his mark, which shows the victorious Perseus holding the head of Medusa. This supports the image of Bonhomme as a cultured printer.