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Niche on a Pedestal, Supported by Herm
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
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Niche on a plinth, carried by herms and a naked boy. In the niche hangs a smoking brazier. On either side of the niche a satyr, who carries a beam. On the beam rests a grotto with a representation of Vulcanus in his smithy. Belongs to a series consisting of a title page, a text page and 14 sheets with grotesques with scrollwork, satyrs, garlands, trophies, animals and fantasy creatures.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionCredit lineNis op sokkel, gedragen door hermen. 1557. Johannes of Lucas van Doetechum. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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