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Jug whose spout rests on a mask
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Jug whose spout rests on a mask

Cherubino Alberti · 1563 - 1582 · engraving; paper

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

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The belly of the ewer is decorated with a frieze showing people about to sacrifice a bull that has fallen on its forelegs (?). From a series of 10 sheets. First edition of the series of vases, which was reissued for the second time in 1628.

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Credit lineKan waarvan de tuit op een mascaron steunt. 1563 - 1582. Cherubino Alberti. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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