Public domain
Tile panel with birds on nails
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
'Nail tiles', so called because the painted birds perch on nails, are the holy grail for tile collectors. The format of the birds, the detailed rendering, the exuberant colours, and the striking poses, betray a level of quality and vivacity rarely seen in tiles. And yet here, too, a graphic model was followed; some of the birds' poses are repeated.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionSubjects
Credit lineTegelveld met vogels op spijkers. c. 1640 - c. 1660. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
