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Hunting of Birds with Traps and Birdlime
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Hunting of Birds with Traps and Birdlime

Antonio Tempesta · 1602 · etching; paper

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

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Landscape with birdlime traps. Various birds stick their heads into the pits and get a cap of glue on their heads. From behind the trees hunters watch the traps. Text in Latin in the lower margin.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
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printhunterbird hunting
Credit lineJacht op vogels met lokkuilen en vogellijm. 1602. Antonio Tempesta. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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