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Mask with wings, some of the feathers ending in fish heads
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
Resting on the head of the mascaron is a plateau on which a little elephant stands. Plate from a series of flat decorations with grotesques, cartouches, ovals, mascarons, putti, and fantastic creatures. The series consists of three title pages, two text pages with the dedication and preface, and 60 plates, divided into three books.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionSubjects
Credit lineMascaron met vleugels waarvan sommige pennen uitlopen in vissenkoppen. 1573 - 1610. Christoph Jamnitzer. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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