Pictura loquens : sive, Heroicarum tabularum Hadriani Schoonebeeck enarratio et explicatio

Smids, Ludolph, 1649-1720 · 1695 · Amstelaedami : Ex officina Hadriani Schoonebeek · 96 pictures

Pictura loquens is a 1695 Amsterdam book of explanations of classical history and mythology, written by Ludolph Smids and printed by Hadriani Schoonebeek for an educated readership. Its engravings show ancient scenes of rulers, soldiers and women in draped robes set in curtained or columned interiors, with clear, legible gestures a designer could borrow for narrative compositions about power and betrayal.

Mythology, Classical · Mythology, Classical, in art · History, Ancient · History, Ancient, in art · Mythology, Classical -- Early works to 1800 · Mythology, Classical, in art -- Early works to 1800

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