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Smell
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Smell

Nicolaes Jansz. Clock · 1596 · engraving; paper

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

About this work

The female personification of smell. She is half naked and holds some flowers in her left hand. With her right hand she holds a bouquet of flowers against her nose. Smell is accompanied by a dog. The dog sniffs at a flower bush. The print has a Latin inscription. The print is part of a series on the five senses.

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Credit lineReuk. 1596. Nicolaes Jansz. Clock. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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