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Flat decoration with grotesques
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
Flat decoration with a crouching female satyr at the bottom center, holding an owl and a bird on her arm. On either side, two herms standing in vases. Behind the satyr's back are crossed a distaff and a broom. The herms each carry a woman with a distaff on their heads.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionCredit lineVlakdecoratie met grotesken. 1549. Heinrich Aldegrever. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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