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Depictions of the four elements: earth
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Depictions of the four elements: earth

Pieter van der Heyden · 1566 · engraving; paper

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

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Sheet from a series consisting of a title page and 15 of the 16 sheets with cartouches containing biblical and mythological scenes in a frame of scrollwork and grotesques.

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Credit lineVoorstellingen van de vier elementen: aarde. 1566. Pieter van der Heyden. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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