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Cartouche with a mask wearing snakes as hair
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
Cartouche in a frame of scrollwork. In the center, a mask with snakes as hair. Two snake heads attack two warriors with shields. Above the cartouche, an eagle on a vase. To the left and right, a flying dragon and two monkeys. At the bottom, two kneeling warriors with a shield. Hatched background. Part of a series with title page and 12 sheets.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionCredit lineCartouche waarop een mascaron zit met slangen als haren. 1564. Harmen Jansz Muller. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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