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West Wind
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
Cloud cover with Zephyrus (West wind) and Mercury. They are accompanied by the West wind (Occasus), depicted as a blowing head without a body. Below on the earth the continent Europe and Autumn are personified. On the left in the background a view of Rome. On the right in the background the people of America. In the margin a four-line inscription, in two columns, in Latin.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionCredit lineWestenwind. 1589 - 1611. Crispijn van de Passe (I). Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
