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Cartouche in a Frame of Scrollwork with Grotesques, Figures, Mascarons, and Animals
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Cartouche in a Frame of Scrollwork with Grotesques, Figures, Mascarons, and Animals

anonymous · 1500 - 1600 · engraving; paper

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

About this work

Around the scrollwork hang roundels with mottoes in Greek, Latin, and Italian. In the upper left is Democritus, in the upper right Heraclitus. Arched background.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
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Credit lineCartouche in een omlijsting van rolwerk met grotesken, figuren, mascarons en dieren. 1500 - 1600. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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