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Roemer
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Roemer

anonymous · 1621 · diamond-point engraving; glassblowing; glass

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

About this work

Anna Roemers Visscher derived the decorative motifs on this glass – such as the flowers and the dragonfly – from old prints. In the cryptic Italian inscription, the flowers address a certain Dora or Dorothea, whom they thank for bestowing fame on them.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Credit lineRoemer. 1621. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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