Federico Gonzaga, Duke of Mantua, on Mount Olympus, embracing a palm tree, surrounded by six Greek deities who hold the trees dedicated to them. Engraving by O. Gatti after L. Carracci.

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According to Bartsch, the print was known as 'The conclusion of the deities'; meaning "conclusion" of a thesis? According to the Dictionary of art, Federico was awarded the device of Mount Olympus by Charles V in 1522

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1 print : line engraving

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Lettering

Lud. Car. inv. Ludentes illusosque ludens. Fide. Amice et placide. Campum generosus apertum ... Lud. Car. inv. Oliv. Gatt. I. Lettering on print, from left to right: by Cybele's armour: "Laetabor"; by Athene: "et capitis propago"; On tree behind Apollo: "ense lyraq"; on tree behind Poseidon: "Octodenti tridens"; on tree held by Zeus: "sic fulmina cedunt"; on tree behind Hera: "animi bona"; on tree behind Heracles: "haec domuisse satis". On the palm tree held by the duke: "negat o(mn)ibus umbras"

References note

Adam Bartsch, Le peintre graveur, Würzburg 1922, vol. XIX, Gatti no. 46

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Wellcome Collection 27222i

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