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Man with a banner on a goat
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Man with a banner on a goat

Christoph Jamnitzer · 1573 - 1610 · etching; paper

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

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Landscape with in the center a man who holds a pair of scissors in one hand and a standard in the other. He rides on a winged goat. On the left sits a winged monkey with an arrow and bow on a kind of dragon. On the right sits a fantastic creature with a fish on a frog. Leaf from a series of flat decorations with grotesques, cartouches, ovals, mascarons, putti, and fantastic creatures. The series consists of three title pages, two text pages with the dedication and preface, and 60 leaves, divided into three books.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Credit lineMan met een vaandel op een geitenbok. 1573 - 1610. Christoph Jamnitzer. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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