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Basilisk with a globe / Lion biting a cross
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Basilisk with a globe / Lion biting a cross

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 basilisk with a globe. Below, a lion stands upright against a cross, biting one of the pieces. These are the devices of kings Sigobertus I and David Maximus.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
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Credit lineBasilisk met globe / Leeuw bijtend aan een kruis. 1666. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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