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Shield with Acrobats and Swordsmen
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Shield with Acrobats and Swordsmen

Meester van het Amsterdamse Kabinet · 1488 - 1492 · drypoint; paper

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

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Coat of arms with two swordsmen. On top of the shield leafy tendrils, a helmet and an acrobat standing on his head. In the foreground two struggling figures.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Subjects
printacrobat ~ circusarmorial bearing, heraldry
Credit lineWapenschild met acrobaten en zwaardvechters. 1488 - 1492. Meester van het Amsterdamse Kabinet. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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