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Standing Bear Killed by Hunters
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Standing Bear Killed by Hunters

Monogrammist FLB · 1567 - 1601 · engraving; paper

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

About this work

A standing bear is pierced by spears by five hunters. In the background a cave with three bears. Below the depiction a four-line verse in Latin. Subject categories within the Atlas of Customs and Manners: Trade, Industry and Traffic, Hunting.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Credit lineStaande beer gedood door jagers. 1567 - 1601. Monogrammist FLB. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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