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Two Rocks in a Stormy Sea / Pillar with Janus Head
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Two Rocks in a Stormy Sea / Pillar with Janus Head

anonymous · 1666 · letterpress printing; engraving; paper

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

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An emblem with two representations. Above, two rocks in a stormy sea. Below, a pillar on a mountain by the sea. On the pillar, a head with a face on both the front and back. These are the devices of James III and James IV of Scotland.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Subjects
printboekillustratieJacobus IV (koning van Schotland)Janus' head, two-faced headrocks
Credit lineTwee rotsen in stormachtige zee / Zuil met Januskop. 1666. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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