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Allegory of the ruff as the devil's work
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Allegory of the ruff as the devil's work

anonymous · c. 1580 · engraving; paper

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

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A young and elegant couple in a workshop where three devils are making stiff wheel or pleated collars. On the right, a devil at a bellows. With a two-line inscription in Dutch.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Subjects
printhuman-shaped devilfashionneck-gear: collar
Credit lineAllegorie op de radkraag als duivelswerk. c. 1580. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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