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Putto riding a dolphin
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Putto riding a dolphin

Christoph Jamnitzer · 1573 - 1610 · etching; paper

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

About this work

The dolphin has a tail that ends in a bird's head with a half-open beak, from which a turtle crawls out. Sheet from a series of flat decorations with grotesques, cartouches, ovals, mascarons, putti, and fantastic creatures. The series consists of three title pages, two text pages with the dedication and preface, and 60 sheets, divided into three books.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Credit linePutto, rijdend op een dolfijn. 1573 - 1610. Christoph Jamnitzer. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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