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Architectural fantasy with four birds at the top
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Architectural fantasy with four birds at the top

anonymous · c. 1530 - c. 1540 · etching; engraving; paper

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

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Flat decoration with architectural fantasy and grotesques. An arch of leaf vines, supported by two sphinx-like figures, lying on a structure carried by four herms. The whole within a border decorated with diamonds and squares. From a series of 20 sheets.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
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printornamentprentbirds
Credit lineArchitectuurfantasie met bovenaan vier vogels. c. 1530 - c. 1540. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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