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Mirror frame of palmwood with carved decoration including grotesques, volutes, satyrs, a basilisk and a triton, flowers, vines and masks.
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
Mirror frame of carved palm wood with grotesques on a rough gilded ground. The left and right outer frames consist of volutes with a halved vase and fruit clusters; at the top two satyrs, at the bottom a basilisk and a triton. At the bottom, flowers and vines with three satyrs between them. The top shows a border with grotesques, ear-shell motifs, and two male figures; crowned by a mask flanked by an ear-shell motif and volute-shaped acanthus leaves with masks.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionCredit lineSpiegellijst van palmhout met gesneden versiering met o.a. grotesken, voluten, saters, een basilisk en een triton, bloemen en ranken en maskers.. 1540 - 1560. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
