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Murer, Christoph, 1558-1614

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  • A surgeon is widening the chest wound of a soldier in order to remove an arrow, they are surrounded by a military encampment and a raging battle. Process print after a drawing by C. Maurer, c. 1594.
  • A surgeon is widening the chest wound of a soldier in order to remove an arrow, they are surrounded by a military encampment and a raging battle. Process print after a drawing by C. Maurer, c. 1594.
  • Innocence attacked from four corners by "Iudex", "Persequutiō", "Avaritia" and "Invidia"; Justice looks down from above. Etching by C. Murer after himself, c. 1600-1614.
  • The Roman emperor Valens pours money into a coffer; an officer is arrested and led to prison. Etching by C. Murer after himself, c. 1600-1614.
  • Men worship an ass bearing a religious image; alluding to both Aesop's fable of the ass and idol worship in Arianism and contemporary Catholicism. Etching by C. Murer after himself, c. 1600-1614.
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    The Roman emperor Valens pours money into a coffer; an officer is arrested and led to prison. Etching by C. Murer after himself, c. 1600-1614.

    Murer, Christoph, 1558-1614. | Date: 1622 | Reference: 26679i
    Part of: XL Emblemata miscella nova
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    Two men walking above a city; representing harmony of religious or political states. Etching by C. Murer after himself, c. 1600-1614.

    Murer, Christoph, 1558-1614. | Date: 1622 | Reference: 26658i
    Part of: XL Emblemata miscella nova
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    A surgeon is widening the chest wound of a soldier in order to remove an arrow, they are surrounded by a military encampment and a raging battle. Process print after a drawing by C. Maurer, c. 1594.

    Murer, Christoph, 1558-1614. | Reference: 22470i
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    A dog resting on a bull's straw; representing Aesop's fable. Etching by C. Murer after himself, c. 1600-1614.

    Murer, Christoph, 1558-1614. | Date: 1622 | Reference: 26702i
    Part of: XL Emblemata miscella nova
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    Innocence attacked from four corners by "Iudex", "Persequutiō", "Avaritia" and "Invidia"; Justice looks down from above. Etching by C. Murer after himself, c. 1600-1614.

    Murer, Christoph, 1558-1614. | Date: 1622 | Reference: 26697i
    Part of: XL Emblemata miscella nova
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