Dickinson College Commentaries

AVIS image by Eleanor Chandler

A cartoon bluebird flies above an ocean at twilight. A conversation bubble appears to its right reading, "Stop! Don't do it!"

PATER image by Elaina Neely

Image of a man standing in front of a colonnade. A sack stamped with a dollar sign sits at his feet. Four children of various ages stand at bottom right facing him, with their backs to the viewer. The words "pater noster" are placed above their heads. A fifth child stands bottom left.

LIBER image by Elaina Neely

A picture of two children seated facing each other on a blanket in a meadow. A lantern is palced between them and their parents can be seen in the far left distance. Centered across the top of the image in block letters are the words, "Though we were once slaves, our children can now be free." In the bottom left corner of the image in script is the word "liberi."

DOMUS image by Elaina Neely

Line drawn woodcut of a house surrounded by bushes and trees. A porch extends across the front of the house supported by wooden beams. A mat sits on the porch in front of the door.

BELLUM image by Elaina Neely

Pencil sketch of a battle scene. Four soldiers advance from the left. The three farthest left are armed with shields and spears while the fourth raises a shield and sword. They attack three other soldiers, two of whom raise their own shields and spears while the third sounds a trumpet. Musical notes hover in the air in front of it.

FUROR image by Caroline Fenton

Color drawing of a soldier wearing a helmet and suit of lorica segmentata armor over a red tunic. He carries a shield painted with a snarling wolf head on a blue background. The soldier's mouth is open in a shout.

FERUS image by Caroline Fenton

Black ink line drawing of a boar. It appears to be in the midst of turning to face something toward the bottom right of the image.

COPIA image by Caroline Fenton

Black ink drawing of a fruit-filled cornucopia with a pile of coins sitting in front of it.

CONIUNX image by Caroline Fenton

Drawing of a Woman (left) and Man (right) yoked together on a pink background. They face toward each other, and hearts occupy the space between them. The image is surrounded by a border with with vertical lines of hearts on the left and right. Linked wedding bands decorate the corners of the border. In the top register of the border are the words, "Quando tu Gaius" and in the bottom register of the border, "Ego Gaia."

AURIS image by Elaina Neely

line drawn woodcut of a human ear