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Title: Bookillustration reproduction | Portrait from the back of goddess Nemesis, numbered 24, 1 p.
Description: Later printed engraving of Nemesis, originally made by Philips Galle (1537-1612). Used in De deis gentium by Philips Galle, Antwerpen 1581. A model book intended for the instruction of young artists and artisans, consisting of twenty-nine engravings of ancient gods, each depicted in the nude, in diverse and complicated postures, as if to instruct the viewer on the anatomy of the body. A few lines of Latin verse by ugo Favolius (1523-1585) underneath each image. At the back the stamp of Atelier G.I. Ostgreve.[NL] Latere druk van Philips Galle's gravure van godin Nemesis. Gebruikt in instructieboek voor anatomie.Nemesis is een figuur uit de Griekse Mythologie. Ze is de goding van de wraak maar ook van de gelijkheid. Dochter van Nyx (nacht) en ze gehoorzaamt Zeus. Zij bestraft Hybris (overmoed).    Engraving on laid paper, 135 x 80 mm, pasted on a bigger sheet of paper, 210 x 160 mm.  Cut on the margins but in good condition.

Keywords: Anatomy|Mythology