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Man playing a lyre and sitting on the back of a dolphin in a calm sea, in a frame with ornaments and extinguished torches
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
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Emblem with a man, possibly Arion, playing a lyre while seated on the back of a dolphin in a calm sea. The scene is set within a round frame with a scroll bearing the motto *Mediis tranquillat in undis* (calm amidst the wild waves).
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionCredit lineMan speelt op lier en zit op rug van dolfijn in kalme zee in omlijsting met ornamenten en gedoofde fakkels. 1681 - 1746. François van Bleyswijck. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
