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Portraits of Pittacus of Mytilene and Bias of Priene — anonymous — 1610 - 1625 — Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam record RP-P-2015-10-145
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Portraits of Pittacus of Mytilene and Bias of Priene

anonymous · 1610 - 1625 · letterpress printing; houtsnede; engraving; paper

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About this work

Portraits of Elector Frederick III and King Christian II, used in this album as depictions of Pittacus of Mytilene and Bias of Priene, two of the Seven Sages of Greece. The accompanying text begins with a small decorated initial P. The sheet is part of an album.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Subjects
text sheetprintalbumblad
Institution
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
Catalogue identifier
RP-P-2015-10-145
Arkivism identifier
rijks-RP-P-2015-10-145
Date
1610 - 1625
Medium
letterpress printing; houtsnede; engraving; paper
Credit linePortretten van Pittakos van Mytilene en Bias van Priëne. 1610 - 1625. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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