Two-headed Frog surrounded by Animals
| Title | Two-headed Frog surrounded by Animals |
|---|---|
| Artist | Nicolaes de Bruyn (Netherlandish, 1571–1656) |
| Date | 1594 16th century |
| Medium | engraving |
| Classification | |
| Origin | Netherlands, 16th century Netherlands |
| Holding institution | The Cleveland Museum of Art |
| Credit line | Fighting Chimeras and Scenes to Aesop's Fables: Two-headed Frog surrounded by Animals, 1594. Nicolaes de Bruyn (Netherlandish, 1571–1656), A. van Londerseel. Engraving; sheet: 3 x 5.8 cm (1 3/16 x 2 5/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of The Print Club of Cleveland, 1923.737 |
| Rights | Public domain (CC0). Free to use for any purpose. |
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“Two-headed Frog surrounded by Animals” is a work by Nicolaes de Bruyn (Netherlandish, 1571–1656), dated 1594. It is executed in engraving and classified as print. In this archive it sits within the zoological illustration 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).
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Dated to 1594. Explore the wider set of works from the 16th century held in the archive.
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Recorded origin: Netherlands, 16th century. Browse more public-domain art from Netherlands.
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