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Polycrates Receiving a Fish
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Polycrates Receiving a Fish

Cornelis Massijs · 1520 - 1557 · engraving; paper

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

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Polycrates, King of Samos, sits on a throne under a canopy. A man shows him the ring he found in the fish on the table. Polycrates had thrown the ring into the sea some days before.

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Credit linePolycrates ontvangt een vis. 1520 - 1557. Cornelis Massijs. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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