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Ariadne in an oval
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Ariadne in an oval

1551 - 1580 · engraving; paper

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

About this work

Latin text at the bottom. From a series of sheets with flat decorations of gods and goddesses in a frame of grotesques with fantastic creatures, animals, garlands, and masks. This sheet comes from a later edition: the original sheet number 5 has been replaced by 18.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Subjects
printornamentprent(story of) Ariadne
Credit lineAriadne in een ovaal. 1551 - 1580. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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