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Wall under construction / Withered tree catching fire
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 scaffold with a wall under construction. Below the sunlight ignites, shining through a ball, a withered tree. These are devices of Pope Adrian VI and Clement VII.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionCredit lineMuur in aanbouw / Verdorde boom vat vlam. 1666. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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