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Jug with a double handle consisting of two snakes
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Jug with a double handle consisting of two snakes

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 two angels on either side of the upper body of a satyr resting on two cornucopias. From a series of 10 sheets.

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Credit lineKan met een dubbel oor, bestaande uit twee slangen. 1563 - 1582. Cherubino Alberti. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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