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Flat decoration: Hercules and the Nemean Lion
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Flat decoration: Hercules and the Nemean Lion

Gerard de Jode · 1519 - 1591 · engraving; paper

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

About this work

One of 9 sheets from a series of 12. On both sides sits and a satyr trapped in the frame. Hatched background.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Subjects
printornamentprentornament ~ grotesque
Credit lineVlakdecoratie: Hercules en de Nemeïsche leeuw. 1519 - 1591. Gerard de Jode. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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