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Recumbent bull with a snail shell as its hindquarters
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
The forelegs of the bull end in crocodile heads. On the back of the bull rides a winged man. 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 descriptionSubjects
Credit lineLiggende stier met een slakkenhuis als achterlijf. 1573 - 1610. Christoph Jamnitzer. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
