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Empty niche in a strapwork frame, carried on the head by an atlas
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
On either side of an atlantean scrollwork with a volute through which a man leans. In the volute a child. Leaf B from a series of 12 leaves, numbered A-M, of flat decorations with grotesques, scrollwork, satyrs, garlands, trophies, animals, and fantasy creatures.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionCredit lineLege nis in omlijsting van rolwerk, op het hoofd gedragen door atlant.. 1556. Johannes of Lucas van Doetechum. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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