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Scrolls with wings, crowned by a double-headed eagle
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Scrolls with wings, crowned by a double-headed eagle

Christoph Jamnitzer · 1573 - 1610 · etching; paper

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

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On the left, a fantastic beast with a hat flies. 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 description
Credit lineVoluten met vleugels, bekroond door een tweekoppige adelaar. 1573 - 1610. Christoph Jamnitzer. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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