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Leafy scrolls with grotesques
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Leafy scrolls with grotesques

Heinrich Aldegrever · 1535 · engraving; paper

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

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Flat decoration consisting of leafy scrolls with grotesques. At the bottom sits a woman, her lower body consisting of leafy scrolls and a foreleg. On her back stands a child holding onto her hair.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
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printornamentprentanthropomorphic ornament
Credit lineBladranken met grotesken. 1535. Heinrich Aldegrever. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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