Melchizedek bringing bread and wine to Abraham [above]; Below: Unicorn hunt [below]

It takes a village to raise an object. Here are the people who've been involved with this one:

• Published by Philips Galle
• Engraved by Hans Collaert II
• Subject: Medici Family
• Subject: Philostratus, The Athenian
• Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus
• Previously owned by Giovanni Piancastelli