Olaus Magnus - On Seven Foreign Brothers
Summary
The woodcut illustrates the legend of the seven brothers sleeping in a cave at foot of high mountain at the shore of the ocean. The place is located in the high north where the cold and unpleasant wind “Circius” reigns. The men are dressed like the people in the old Rome and have been sleeping for many years.
Date
1555
Source
Wikimedia Commons
Copyright info
public domain