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Polyptoton de Flore (The Variance of Flowers)
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
A staggering variety of flowers are displayed in six richly ornamented vases. The decorative frames indicate that the prints were meant to be hung on the walls, as paintings. This is also clear from the varying perspective of the pedestals under the vases. Quite exceptionally, these impressions were kept in an album which explains their pristine condition.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionSubjects
Credit linePolyptoton de Flore (The Variance of Flowers). c. 1600. Johann Theodor de Bry. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
