How insignificant we are, Daniel Meisner

“Omnis dies, omnis hora, qvam nihil sumus, ostendit” (Every day, every hour shows us how insignificant we are)

“Omnis dies, omnis hora, qvam nihil sumus, ostendit” (Every day, every hour shows us how insignificant we are) 850 480 V.M. Kwen Khan Khu

The image is an allegorical engraving from the 17th century entitled Omnis dies, omnis hora, qvam nihil sumus, ostendit, ‘Every day, every hour shows us how insignificant we are’, which makes us see our own nothingness. The work is part of the famous Thesaurus Philo-Politicus series, published by Daniel Meisner and Eberhard Kieser in Frankfurt from 1623 onwards.

Mercury and Virtue, Dosso Dossi, Krakow

Mercury and Virtue

Mercury and Virtue 850 480 V.M. Kwen Khan Khu

I am pleased to bring you, on this occasion, this beautiful artistic work by the Italian Renaissance painter Dosso Dossi (1489-1542). The painting is preserved in the Royal Castle of Wawel, Krakow.