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Neptune before Two Beings with Bellows
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Neptune before Two Beings with Bellows

Abraham Dircksz. Santvoort · 1668 · etching; paper

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

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In the foreground Neptune stands with a trident on two hippocampi in the sea. Before him kneel two creatures, one of whom has wings, with bellows. Behind them a fight is going on between mermaids with tridents and winged creatures with bellows.

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Credit lineNeptunus voor twee wezens met blaasbalgen. 1668. Abraham Dircksz. Santvoort. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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