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Shammah

1493 · letterpress printing; plakken; houtsnede; paper

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

About this work

A flower vase with a man, turned to the left. He holds his right hand above his eyes. The text identifies the man as Samma, a son of Jesse (Isaï). The image is a fragment of the genealogy of Christ in the Liber Chronicarum. The print is part of an album.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description

Subjects

print boekillustratie albumblad

Credit lineSamma. 1493. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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