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Dove in the Desert

Jacques Callot · 1625 - 1629 · letterpress printing; etching; paper

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

About this work

Representation of a dove flying over a barren and deserted landscape towards a tree. Above and below this print Latin and French texts in letterpress. This sheet is part of the emblem series 'Life of Mary in Emblems'. The first state of this series includes, besides a title page and 26 emblems, also three sheets with hymns to Mary in letterpress without images.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description

Subjects

print cognizance other birds: dove desert

Credit lineDuif in de woestijn. 1625 - 1629. Jacques Callot. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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