Emperor Justinian Receiving the First Imported Silkworm Eggs from Nestorian Monks, Plate 2 from "The Introduction of the Silkworm" [Vermis Sericus]
Karel van Mallery Netherlandish
After Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus Netherlandish
Publisher Philips Galle Netherlandish
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Second plate from the series Vermis Sericus, engraved by Karel van Mallery, after Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus, and published by Philips Galle around 1595. Illustration of Emperor Justinian on horseback receiving silkworms eggs from Nestorian monks in a piazza. Justinian (center) wears a crown and is dressed in an ornamented cloak. To the right of Justinian are two monks dressed in monastic habits, who hand the Emperor a tube of silkworm eggs. Surrounding the central figures are Justinian's men, all dressed in military garb. In the immediate foreground a dog runs through the crowd. Depicted in the background are various buildings.
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