BALDUNG GRIEN, Hans
(b. 1484/85, Schwäbisch-Gmünd, 1545, Strassburg)

Aristotle and Phyllis

1513
Woodcut, 330 x 236 mm
Germanisches Nationalmuseum, Nuremberg

This picture symbolizes the power of the women by representing the phylosopher Aristotle as he brings on his back his lover, Phyllis. This story was often pictured by Renaissance artists.