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Ring with Star / Obelisk with a Person Climbing Up
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Ring with Star / Obelisk with a Person Climbing Up

anonymous · 1666 · letterpress printing; engraving; paper

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

About this work

An emblem with two scenes. Above, a ring with a star above it. Below, a landscape with an obelisk on which a winged figure climbs upward. On the obelisk, a laurel wreath. These are the devices of Matthias Corvinus and Władysław II of Hungary.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Subjects
printboekillustratieclimbingobelisk, needlegarland, wreathring
Credit lineRing met ster / Obelisk waarin iemand naar boven klimt. 1666. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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