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Putti playing with a Janus head
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Putti playing with a Janus head

Hendrick van Beaumont · 1696 · brush; paper; watercolor (paint)

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

About this work

One putto holds the face upwards. The children are startled and run and stumble away from the head. Sheet 34 recto from a sketchbook with 91 sheets.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Subjects
schetsboekbladJanus' head, two-faced head
Credit linePutti spelend met een Januskop. 1696. Hendrick van Beaumont. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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