De aetatibus mundi imagines, by Francisco de Holanda, 1545

Francisco de Holanda (1517-1585) was a pivotal figure of the Portuguese Renaissance. While studying in Rome in his youth he became an intimate of Michelangelo. He served three kings of Portugal in his varied roles as court painter, architect and sculptor, and was an accomplished historian, astronomer, urban planner and essayist besides. Devoutly Catholic, Holanda possessed a thorough knowledge of neoplatonic philosophy, Christian kabbalah, astrology and the doctrines of Ramon Llull.

De aetatibus mundi imagines is something of a compendium of Holanda's thought, the only surviving of three separate volumes, published in 1545 during his time in Rome.