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Siren Between Two Ships
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Siren Between Two Ships

Jacques Callot · 1621 - 1635 · etching; paper

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

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Depiction of a siren blowing on a shell while swimming in the water between two ships. Above and below this print Latin and French texts in type. This sheet is part of the emblem series 'Monastic Life in Emblems'. The second state of this series includes, besides an illustrated title page and 26 emblems, a title page and a dedication page, both in text only.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
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printcognizanceships (in general)
Credit lineSirene tussen twee schepen. 1621 - 1635. Jacques Callot. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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