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GIA4716916: Printing office, c1600 - Holland, Printing: on the left the characters use characters, the different stages of the preparation of the printing supervised by a master printer - Engraving from “Nova Reperta” by Giovanni Stradano (Jan Van Der Straet) (Johannes Stradanus) (1523-1605), around 1600, Straet, Jan van der (Joannes Stradanus) (1523-1605) / Bridgeman Images
GIA4715704: Baruch de Spinoza (1632-1677), Dutch philosopher, also known as Bento de Espinosa or Benedictus de Spinoza or Benoit de Spinoza. He was represented before the administrators of the Jewish community of Amsterdam which struck him with excommunication on 27/07/1656., Unknown Artist / Bridgeman Images
XEE4417195: Representation of Janus, deity of the beginning and passages, he is represented with two faces (Janus (or Ianus) is the god of gates, doors, beginnings and endings, represented with two faces and a key). From “Mythology of Youth” by Pierre Blanchard 1803., French School, (19th century) / Bridgeman Images