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Year
1690
Era
Baroque
Collection
From Uranographia (1690)
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Medium
Hand-colored engraving
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One of the zodiac constellations, Leo depicts the Nemean Lion from Greek mythology. Hevelius's engraving shows the majestic creature in mirror perspective, as viewed from outside the celestial sphere.
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