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Shell-shaped Ornament with Figures Trapped Inside
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
Shell-shaped ornament containing figures. At the bottom, a man (left) and a woman (right) are trapped in shells. At the top, children climb around projections of scrollwork. Sheet F from a series of 12 sheets, numbered A-M, with flat decorations of grotesques with scrollwork, satyrs, garlands, trophies, animals, and fantasy creatures.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionCredit lineSchelpachtig ornament waarin figuren gevangen zitten.. 1556. Johannes of Lucas van Doetechum. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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