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Tiara Above a Rock in the Water / Obelisk with a Snake
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Tiara Above a Rock in the Water / Obelisk with a Snake

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 scenes. Above, three winds hold a tiara above a rock in the water. Below, a landscape with an obelisk around which a snake winds. These are devices of Pope Innocent VII and Gregory XII.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Subjects
printboekillustratieGregorius XIIInnocentius VIIsnakesobelisk, needlediadem, tiara
Credit lineTiara boven een rots in het water / Obelisk met slang. 1666. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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