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Napkin with the Promised Land
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Napkin with the Promised Land

anonymous · c. 1600 - c. 1624 · satijnbinding; damask; linen (material)

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

About this work

Linen damask napkin with the Promised Land. Central field: the symmetrical pattern shows from bottom to top four scenes: 1 Helmeted warrior (cut off under the shoulder) with lance. 2 A fortified city, a fig and a pomegranate tree. 3 Fortifications on the side and in the middle, above which six flying birds. 3 A kneeling man with staff and two flames on the forehead, the words EREMUS PHARONIS; in the middle a tent, on the side a warrior, leaning on an oval shield; and the word MOIJSES. Standing borders: single vine border with flowers; outside that block border.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
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napkin
Credit lineServet met het Beloofde Land. c. 1600 - c. 1624. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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