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  • wallacegardens: Francesco Stelluti (1625). An engraving from Melissographia, which was presented to Pope Urban VII. Bees were the heraldic emblem of the Barberini family to which Pope Urban VIII belonged. This engraving was gifted to him. 

    wallacegardens:

    Francesco Stelluti (1625). An engraving from Melissographia, which was presented to Pope Urban VII. Bees were the heraldic emblem of the Barberini family to which Pope Urban VIII belonged. This engraving was gifted to him. 

    Tagged: 17th Century Bees Melissographia Pope Urban VIIII Stelluti botany heraldry illustration insects scientific illustration bee

    Posted on December 26, 2011 via Wallace Gardens with 202 notes

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