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Taste
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Taste

Raphaël Sadeler (I) · 1581 · engraving; paper

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

About this work

The female personification of Taste sits on the ground under a tree. Beside her is a basket of fruit, from which she tastes a piece. In the bottom right corner, a monkey sits. He too tastes a fruit. The print has a Latin inscription and is part of a five-part series on the senses.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Credit lineSmaak. 1581. Raphaël Sadeler (I). Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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