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Dromedary in an oriental landscape with a city
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
Duke Johann Albrecht I of Mecklenburg engaged the Flemish artist Maerten de Vos to paint ten life-sized scenes of real and imaginary animals, including a dromedary and a unicorn. This drawing was probably made after De Vos’ painting of the dromedary. The artist rendered the animal’s coat and characteristic head in a painterly manner. However, he miscalculated its proportions; the head is too large for the body.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionSubjects
Credit lineDromedaris in een oosters landschap met een stad. c. 1600. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
