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Cartouche with the head of a woman wearing three shells in her hair
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
The cartouche is crowned by a vase with flowers and fruit. On both the left and right, a man and a woman hang over the scrollwork. Hatched background. Part of a series of 14 sheets of cartouches with scrollwork, grotesques, trophies, and friezes. The title page is missing.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionSubjects
Credit lineCartouche met het hoofd van een vrouw die drie schelpen in haar haar draagt. 1567. Pieter van der Heyden. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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