Aspasia, involved with statesman Pericles, 5th century BC
Aspasia, born in Miletus, she moved to Athens and became famous for her relationship with the statesman Pericles, 5th century BC. In helmet adorned with four horses, Pegasus supporting a triple crest. Copperplate engraving after an illustration by Joachim von Sandrart from his L'Academia Todesca, della Architectura, Scultura and Pittura, oder Teutsche Academie, der Edlen Bau- Bild- und Mahlerey-Kunste, German Academy of Architecture, Sculpture and Painting, Jacob von Sandrart, Nuremberg, 1675
Picture No
14016414
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46701057
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3816px x 5717px
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Credit
©Florilegius/Mary Evans
Source
Joachim von Sandrart





























