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Fire
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Fire

Adriaen Collaert · 1580 - 1584 · plakken; engraving; hand coloring; paper; parchment (animal material)

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

About this work

The element fire, personified by the naked sun god Helios. He is surrounded by flames and holds a salamander in one hand and a phoenix in the other. Below the image, a verse in Latin. This print is part of an album.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Subjects
printalbumbladpredatory birds: eaglesalamander (fabulous animal)
Credit lineVuur. 1580 - 1584. Adriaen Collaert. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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