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Chimney piece with a wild man (left) and a wild woman (right) next to an empty oval cartouche
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
To the left and right at the bottom stand two putti each, acting as caryatids supporting the mantle. One of 20 sheets from a series (Architectura. Von Ausztheilung, Symmetria und Proportion der fünff Seulen...) consisting of 193 sheets and 5 title pages, divided into five books. This is a second, expanded edition of the series described under Orn Cat I-319.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionSubjects
Credit lineSchouw met een wildeman (links) en een wildevrouw (rechts) naast een lege ovale cartouche. 1560 - 1598. Wendel Dietterlin (I). Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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