Zes munten met portretten van mannen uit de antieke: letter BL F 1675 - 1680

This engraving by Dutch artist Richard Collin, dated between 1675 and 1680, is a captivating example of portraiture within a print format. It depicts six prominent figures from antiquity - Hippocrates, Diogenes, Alcibiades, Homer, Pindar, and Perseus - each enclosed in circular frames resembling coins. The detail in the figures' faces, their varied hairstyles and clothing, and the subtle shading throughout the piece, contribute to the realism and historic significance of the artwork. This piece, currently housed in the Rijksmuseum, showcases the enduring power of ancient Greek and Roman figures in 17th-century Dutch art.