Illvstrivm philosophorvm et poetarvm vetervm XII. effigies : ex antiquistum marmoreis tum aeneis signis ad viuum expressȩ & nũc primùm in lucem aeditae : opera Renati Boiuin ..
A 1566 Paris portfolio of twelve engraved portrait busts of ancient philosophers and poets, made by the engraver René Boyvin from antique marble and bronze busts for a learned readership. The four pictures show bearded and clean-shaven men in profile or three-quarter view, with laurel wreaths, draped cloaks and bare shoulders, all framed in ornamental cartouches with Latin captions; a designer could borrow the stern classical head format, the laurel and drapery details, and the engraved cartouche frames.
