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Pendant with a herm flanked by two swans
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
Upper left: the fox with a man's head, seated next to a naked man without arms; upper right: the lion and the horse. Lower left: the crow who tried to imitate an eagle but got entangled in a sheep's fleece; lower right: the frog and the ox. One of 8 unnumbered sheets from a series of 12 with pear-shaped pendants featuring grotesques, birds, fish, and garlands, placed in a structure of scrollwork and Schweifwerk.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionSubjects
Credit lineHanger met herme geflankeerd door twee zwanen. c. 1600. Dietrich Meyer. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
