De Aetatibus Mundi Imagines

De Aetatibus Mundi Imagines, one of the National Library of Spain’s masterpieces, is a chronicle of the world in images. Francisco de Holanda (Lisbon, 1517-1584) is the prototype Renaissance artist, versatile and with solid a humanistic background. He works with his father, an illuminator, in the Portuguese court at the time of John III, when his value earns him an invitation to form part of the…