Relief with personification of the element Air above arch on west side of Civic Hall in Stadhuis op de Dam, Hubert Quellinus, after Artus Quellinus (I), 1663 - 1668, Relief with personification of the element Air above left (southern) arch on west side of Civic Hall in Stadhuis op de Dam, Amsterdam. In her left hand a peacock, in her right a chameleon - the animal that according to Pliny did not eat or drink, but fed on air (Historia naturalis 8:33). Marked below left of center: E (crossed out). Numbering added by hand at bottom right: CII N. 2., print maker: Hubert Quellinus, Hubert Quellinus, Artus Quellinus (I), Amsterdam, 1663 - 1668, paper, etching, engraving, pen, h 323 mm × w 213 mm
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Relief, personification, element Air, arch, west side, Civic Hall, Stadhuis op de Dam, Hubert Quellinus, Artus Quellinus, I, 1663 - 1668, Relief, personification, element Air, left, southern, arch, west side, Civic Hall, Stadhuis op de Dam, Amsterdam, left hand, peacock, right, chameleon -, animal, according, Pliny, eat, drink, fed, air, Historia naturalis 8, 33, Marked, left, center, E, crossed out, Numbering added, hand, bottom right, CII N, 2, print maker, Hubert Quellinus, Hubert Quellinus, Artus Quellinus, I, Amsterdam, 1663 - 1668, paper, etching, engraving, pen, h 323 mm × w 213 mm
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