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Five fantastic animals
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Five fantastic animals

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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In the center, a sort of insect with pincers holds a fish caught between them. 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 lineVijf fantastische dieren. 1573 - 1610. Christoph Jamnitzer. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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