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Bursa, dark red, decorated with ecclesiastical symbols in sewn-on gold thread, including the Lamb of God carrying the cross
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
Portrait of the painter Karel van Mander in a study. Van Mander is busy writing in a small book. Below the portrait a verse in which his motto 'one is necessary' is incorporated.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionSubjects
Credit lineBursa, donkerrood, versierd met kerkelijke symbolen in opgenaaid gouddraad, o.a. kruisdragend Lam Gods. c. 1600 - c. 1699. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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