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Cartouche with a quotation from Erasmus's Chiliades adagiorum, framed by strapwork with mascarons
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Cartouche with a quotation from Erasmus's Chiliades adagiorum, framed by strapwork with mascarons

anonymous · 1556 · houtsnede; paper

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

About this work

At the top stand two men in the scrollwork, each with a jug. At the bottom hangs a mascaron in the form of a dog's head. Sheet belongs to 15 sheets with title page from a series of 24 sheets. Woodcuts.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
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Credit lineCartouche met een citaat uit de Chiliades adagiorum van Erasmus in omlijsting van rolwerk met mascarons. 1556. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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