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Perseus with the head of Medusa
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Perseus with the head of Medusa

Abraham de Bruyn · 1584 · engraving; paper

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

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Oval cartouche in a frame of grotesques, against a hatched background. Perseus stands in a landscape holding up the head of Medusa. Her corpse lies at his feet. Pegasus is on the right. In the frame, at the bottom left and bottom right, a man is on a sea monster. Above him, a warrior with a banner.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
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printornamentprentornament ~ grotesquevase ~ ornamentornament ~ cartouche
Credit linePerseus met het hoofd van Medusa. 1584. Abraham de Bruyn. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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