Riverbank with Serpent
| Title | Riverbank with Serpent |
|---|---|
| Artist | Léon Davent |
| Date | 1540–56 16th century |
| Medium | Etching |
| Classification | Prints |
| Holding institution | The Metropolitan Museum of Art |
| Credit line | Rogers Fund, 1962 |
| Rights | Public domain (CC0). Free to use for any purpose. |
About this artwork
“Riverbank with Serpent” is a work by Léon Davent, dated 1540–56. It is executed in etching and classified as prints. In this archive it sits within the ornithological plates tradition. 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).
Explore the context
The artist
This work is attributed to Léon Davent. Browse every catalogued public-domain plate by this maker.
The period
Dated to 1540–56. Explore the wider set of works from the 16th century held in the archive.
The collection
Made available through the The Metropolitan Museum of Art open-access programme, which explicitly places this work in the public domain.
Keep exploring
More in this tradition
- Fragment of orphrey Another ornithological plates plate
- Seitei’s Picture Album of Birds and Flowers (Seitei Kachō gafu) Another ornithological plates plate
- Double Birds on Knobbed Stand Another ornithological plates plate
- The Garden of Paradise Another ornithological plates plate
- Vase Another ornithological plates plate
By the same hand
- Landscape with Putti By the same artist
- Sacred Conversation By the same artist
- A sacrifice, copied from Trajan's column By the same artist
- Cupid with Bandaged Eyes By the same artist
- A King Kneeling Before an Altar By the same artist
- Venus at Vulcan's Forge By the same artist
- Landscape with a Woman Fleeing at the Sight of a Soldier By the same artist
- Léon Davent ArtistEverything by Léon Davent
The wider subject
- Ornithological plates ThemeThe history of ornithological plates, illustrated
Zoom out
- /browse Browse the whole archive
Download this image
Rights: Public Domain — released under Creative Commons Zero (CC0) via The Met Open Access.
This work is in the public domain. You may download the image and use it for any purpose, personal or commercial, without permission or payment. No attribution is legally required, though a credit to The Metropolitan Museum of Art is appreciated.
Prefer a themed set as a single ZIP with a manifest? See the image packs. The works remain public domain / CC0 whichever way you take them.
US vs EU note: in the United States a faithful photographic reproduction of a public-domain 2-D artwork carries no new copyright (Bridgeman v. Corel), which is the basis of these open-access programmes. EU Directive 2019/790 Art. 14 similarly provides that reproductions of public-domain visual works are not protected. If reusing commercially in another jurisdiction, satisfy yourself of the local position. See the full licence note.