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Pendant with a sea dragon with a double shell on its back
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Pendant with a sea dragon with a double shell on its back

Adriaen Collaert · 1582 · engraving; paper

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

About this work

Venus Anadyomene sits on the shell. A man with an oar sits on the tail of the dragon. One of 7 partially numbered sheets from a series of 10 sheets of pendants. Three pearls hang from each pendant.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Credit lineHanger met zeedraak met een dubbele schelp op zijn rug. 1582. Adriaen Collaert. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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