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The Carcass
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The Carcass

Agostino Veneziano · 1500 - 1536 · engraving; paper

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

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Allegorical representation with a procession featuring a witch on a carriage made of the carcass of a large monstrous creature, pulled by two naked men. Two other naked men lift the rear of the carcass. Under the carcass various monstrous creatures. In the foreground left a boy with a trumpet on the back of a goat. Left a group of ducks flying away.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Subjects
printwitch, sorceress
Credit lineHet karkas. 1500 - 1536. Agostino Veneziano. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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