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The Torch of Polia Extinguished in the Altar (leaf from Hypnerotomachia Poliphili)

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The Torch of Polia Extinguished in the Altar (leaf from Hypnerotomachia Poliphili)

1499
15th century
105 x 130 mm (4.1 x 5.1 in.)

Anonymous,

Object Type: print

Medium and Support: Woodcut on laid paper

Print impression quality: Excellent

Series: from Hypnerotomachia Poliphili

Edition: A leaf from Colonna’s “Hypnerotomachia Poliphili,” published Venice: Aldus Manutius, 1499

Bibliography: Hain 5501; Appel, Colonna, no. 77.

Credit Line: Gift of George W. Davison (BA Wesleyan 1892), 1946

Accession Number: 1946.D2.3.53

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allegory, fire*, mythology, torches (lighting devices)*

allegory
fire - From TGM: http://www.loc.gov/pictures/collection/tgm/item/tgm003993
mythology
torches (lighting devices) - Lights, usually carried by hand, consisting of a stick of resinous wood or bundles of fiber soaked with pitch, wax, resin, tallow or other flammable substance; also lamps on poles designed to be carried like torches.

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image Dimensions: 105 x 130 mm (4.1 x 5.1 in.)

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Anonymous, . The Torch of Polia Extinguished in the Altar (leaf from Hypnerotomachia Poliphili), 1499. From Hypnerotomachia Poliphili. Woodcut on laid paper. image : 105 x 130 mm (4.1 x 5.1 in.). DAC accession number 1946.D2.3.53. Gift of George W. Davison (BA Wesleyan 1892), 1946. Open Access Image from the Davison Art Center, Wesleyan University (photo: M. Johnston) .

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