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Collage of cut-out prints pasted on an album page of blue paper
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Collage of cut-out prints pasted on an album page of blue paper

Michael Snijders · c. 1690 - 1720 · plakken; snipping; engraving; paper

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

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Blue album page pasted with cut-out prints by various printmakers featuring mythological creatures, fabulous beasts, real animals, and humans. At the top, two Nereids. Below, a study sheet with curiosities including fabulous beasts, a soldier with horns, a basilisk viewing its reflection, fighting monsters, and an identical twin fused together. Below that, a depiction of a woman with a lyre at an altar and two men bringing a ram and fruit. At the bottom, fish, a crab, a snail, and a seal. Standing human figures at the lower left and right.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Subjects
printalbumbladNereids, daughters of Nereussea-nymphs'Mostri' (Ripa)Siamese twins
Credit lineCollage van uitgeknipte prenten geplakt op albumblad van blauw papier. c. 1690 - 1720. Michael Snijders. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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