Jacopo de Barbari

Jacopo de Barbari (c. 1440 – before 1516) was an Italian painter and printmaker. He signed most of his engravings with a caduceus, the sign of Mercury (see e.g. the second image top left).

Some examples of his work:

His huge (1.315 x 2.818 metres, from six blocks) woodcut aerial view Map of Venice:

Engraving depicting Apollo and Diana:

More engravings from the collection of the MFA Boston (they are not reproduced here because of licensing issues…).