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Woodcut of a winged pig standing on a large globe with rings, a pig feeding from a trough at lower right, and a distant town.

Het gevleugelde varken op de wereld

A woodcut shows a winged pig standing on top of a large globe encircled by bands and rings, with a small cross-shaped ornament on the right. A second pig eats from a trough at lower right, and a town with towers lies in the distance under a cloudy sky.

Artist
Cornelis Anthonisz. (mentioned on object)
Date
1541-1545
Medium
Source
Rijksmuseum
Size
3478 × 4000 px
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Public domain · Rijksmuseum marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1545.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: Public Domain Mark (Rijksmuseum, image license https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

Español: El cerdo alado sobre el mundo, xilografía

Una xilografía muestra a un cerdo alado de pie sobre un gran globo rodeado de bandas y anillos, con un adorno pequeño en forma de cruz a la derecha. Otro cerdo come de un comedero en la parte inferior derecha, y a lo lejos se ven una ciudad con torres bajo un cielo nublado.

Português: O porco alado sobre o mundo, xilogravura

Uma xilogravura mostra um porco alado em pé sobre um grande globo cercado por faixas e anéis, com um pequeno ornamento em forma de cruz à direita. Outro porco come em um cocho no canto inferior direito, e ao longe há uma cidade com torres sob um céu nublado.

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