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Emblem: lyre
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Emblem: lyre

Jan Goeree · 1722 · engraving; paper

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

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Ornamental cartouche with two putti above holding medallions aloft, with lyre-playing nymphs on the left, portraits of religious dissenters (John Wycliffe, Jan Hus, Jerome of Prague and Magister Parisiensis) on the right. In the middle of the cartouche a medallion with Saul throwing a spear at David, who tries to cheer him up with lyre music.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Subjects
printboekillustratieHiëronymus van PraagMatthew van JanowJohn WyclifJohannes Huslyre, cithara, psalterynymphs (in general)
Credit lineEmbleem: lier. 1722. Jan Goeree. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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