African artefact,17th-century artwork. This woodcut,showing a kneeling human figure grasping an object,is from 'Pyronarcha sive de fulminum natura deque febrium origine' (1634) by the Italian natural philosopher and author Fortunio Liceti (1577-1657),also known as Fortunius. This work and its title refers to a then-current theory postulating a correspondence between lightning and human fever. The artwork's accompanying text mentions African worship in Libya | |
Lizenzart: | Lizenzpflichtig |
Credit: | Science Photo Library / Middle Temple Library |
Bildgröße: | 5353 px × 3276 px |
Modell-Rechte: | nicht erforderlich |
Eigentums-Rechte: | nicht erforderlich |
Restrictions: | - |