The Angel of the Ninth Sphere, or Primum Mobile, plate 49 from Planets and Spheres

The Angel of the Ninth Sphere, or Primum Mobile, plate 49 from Planets and Spheres

c. 1465 · Italy

Engraving in black on tan laid paper

Art Institute of Chicago · Medieval (500–1500) · CC0 · Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Potter Palmer, Jr.

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