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Scabbard with a nude royal couple at the top
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Scabbard with a nude royal couple at the top

anonymous · c. 1500 - c. 1600 · engraving; paper

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

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The lower part is decorated with a winding leafy tendril on which owls sit and putti climb around. At the top sits a naked royal couple with a dog. Behind them stands Atlas (?)

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
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Credit lineSchede met bovenaan een naakt vorstenpaar. c. 1500 - c. 1600. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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