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Panel with oval cartouche containing carved strapwork and cherub heads and two climbing stags on either side of a tree, with the four elements in the corners
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Panel with oval cartouche containing carved strapwork and cherub heads and two climbing stags on either side of a tree, with the four elements in the corners

anonymous · c. 1600 - c. 1650 · wood (plant material); oak (wood)

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

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Panel of oak wood, possibly from a cabinet. It bears, within a lying oval cartouche with punched strapwork and cherub heads, two stags climbing on either side of a tree. The corners of the panel are occupied by geniuses representing the four elements: Fire, Earth, Air, and Water. Now in a modern frame.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Subjects
panel (surface component)partfurniture
Credit linePaneel met ovale cartouche waarin gesneden kwabornament en cherubkoppen en twee klimmende herten ter weerszijden van een boom, in de hoeken de vier elementen. c. 1600 - c. 1650. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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