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Foliate Scroll with Flower, Wild Men and Women, and Insects
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
Medieval stories abound with tales of wild men and women – mythical woodland dwellers – who indulge in excessive sexual activity. The highly imaginative flower in the middle of the representation illustrates the pleasure to which humans and animals aspire. Men and women help one another to achieve it, while others fight each other for it.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionSubjects
Credit lineBladrank met bloem, wildemannen en -vrouwen en insecten. c. 1490 - c. 1500. Israhel van Meckenem. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
