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Touch

Crispijn van de Passe (I) · 1589 - 1611 · engraving; paper

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

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The personification of the sense of touch, dressed in Spanish fashion. On her hand sits a parrot. She is accompanied by a man who puts his finger in his mouth because he was just bitten by the bird. The frame has a border inscription in German and a motto in Latin referring to the practice of love.

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Credit lineTastzin. 1589 - 1611. Crispijn van de Passe (I). Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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