Seconda Novissima Editione Delle Imagini De Gli Dei Delli Antichi Di Vicenzo Cartari Reggiano
Vincenzo Cartari's 1626 Italian handbook of classical gods, edited by Lorenzo Pignoria and published in Padua, offers scholars and artists a reference of mythological figures for identifying deities by their attributes. The woodcut plates show gods as standing figures framed by ornamental borders, with attributes such as caduceus, wings, cup, and eagles, and a designer can draw on their compact, emblematic poses and symbolic props for classical-themed graphics.
