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Two knife handles
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
The left handle is decorated with a candelabrum, built up from a fruit basket, snails, flowers and squirrels. Above it is an oval with Caritas. The right handle has a candelabrum decoration, built up from a vase, owls and leafy vines. In the oval above stands Prudentia. Belongs to a series of 4 sheets.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionCredit lineTwee heften van messen. c. 1588. Theodor de Bry. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
