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Water
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
Representation of the element water in the form of a naked woman with a leafy wreath on her head, pouring water from a large horn-shaped shell into another shell. In the background a boat on the water and several fishermen with nets working on a beach. In the lower margin a two-line Latin text. Reconstructed from two fragments.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionSubjects
Credit lineWater. 1580 - 1596. Jacques de Gheyn (II). Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
