Blackwork Print with Eight Motifs
| Title | Blackwork Print with Eight Motifs |
|---|---|
| Artist | Claes Jansz. Visscher |
| Date | ca. 1620 17th century |
| Medium | Blackwork |
| Classification | Prints |
| Holding institution | The Metropolitan Museum of Art |
| Credit line | The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1956 |
| Rights | Public domain (CC0). Free to use for any purpose. |
About this artwork
“Blackwork Print with Eight Motifs” is a work by Claes Jansz. Visscher, dated ca. 1620. It is executed in blackwork and classified as prints. This work is in the public domain (CC0), so the image may be downloaded and reused for any purpose without permission (see the licence note below).
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Made available through the The Metropolitan Museum of Art open-access programme, which explicitly places this work in the public domain.
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Rights: Public Domain — released under Creative Commons Zero (CC0) via The Met Open Access.
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