Public domain

Green woodpecker (Picus viridis)

1596 - 1610 · brush; paper; deck paint; pencil; watercolor (paint)

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

About this work

Green woodpecker. Numbered top right: 9. Part of the third album with bird drawings. Fifth of twelve albums with drawings of animals, birds and plants known around 1600, made on commission of Emperor Rudolf II. With commentary in Dutch, Latin and French.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description

Subjects

drawing other birds: woodpecker

Credit lineGroene specht (Picus viridis). 1596 - 1610. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

Open in Explore View at source