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Water
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
In an oval frame the element water, personified by a naked river goddess. She is surrounded by water. To the left a river, to the right a sea with sea monsters and ships. From a shell and an urn next to her water flows. In the background the baptism of Christ by John the Baptist. In the four corners of the print putti. The print has a Latin inscription and is part of a four-part series about the four elements.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionSubjects
Credit lineWater. 1570 - 1618. Adriaen Collaert. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.