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Cartouche with a Key Piece, Carved with a Nun, from the Convent in the Oude Hoogstraat, Amsterdam
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Cartouche with a Key Piece, Carved with a Nun, from the Convent in the Oude Hoogstraat, Amsterdam

anonymous · c. 1550 - c. 1600 · oak (wood)

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

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Oak corbel and key piece. On the console-shaped front piece, a nun is carved in relief before a shell niche. The sides feature a volute with scrollwork. The key piece is decorated with an angel's head. Originating from the monastery in the Oude Hoogstraat in Amsterdam.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
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sleutelstukkorbeel
Credit lineKorbeel met sleutelstuk, met gesneden voorstelling van een non, afkomstig uit het klooster in de Oude Hoogstraat te Amsterdam. c. 1550 - c. 1600. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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