Public domain
A Sorcerer Examining Animal Skulls
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
This print belongs to the series Scherzi di fantasia, a title perhaps best translated as ‘Fantastic jokes.’ In these prints Tiepolo was not telling a story, but rather transporting the viewer into a bizarre dream world populated by wizards and fabulous creatures. Death and decay are continually on the lurk.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionSubjects
Credit lineA Sorcerer Examining Animal Skulls. in or before c. 1750. Giovanni Battista Tiepolo. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
