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Two fighting centaurs between leafy scrolls
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Two fighting centaurs between leafy scrolls

Heinrich Aldegrever · 1529 · engraving; paper

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

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Field decoration with a male and female centaur fighting in the center. Their hindquarters are replaced by large volutes of leafy scrolls.

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Credit lineTwee vechtende centauren tussen bladranken. 1529. Heinrich Aldegrever. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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