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Street festival in Venice
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Street festival in Venice

anonymous · 1610 · engraving; intaglio printmaking technique; paper

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

About this work

Street festival with a bridge in the foreground and a man pulling a gondola in the water. On the street, bull and bear fights take place and games are played, including tug-of-war. To the left, two men having their heads shaved by a tied-up cat. Two-line Italian text in the lower margin. The print is part of an album.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Subjects
printalbumbladcatbullfightbridge'pull-the-goose'festivities
Credit lineStraatfeest te Venetië. 1610. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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