Print of a blank coat of arms held by two bare-chested women standing on balls, with mirrored text above.

Blank Coat of Arms with Two Women on Spheres as Supporters

A blank heraldic shield within a scrolling acanthus cartouche is held up by two bare-chested female figures standing on spheres, one wearing a feathered helmet and the other holding a vessel. The woodcut-style print shows mirrored text from the reverse side above, against a plain pale sheet.

Artist: anoniem, naar ontwerp van Jost Amman
Date: 1579
Medium
Source: Rijksmuseum
Size: 1303 × 1605 px

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Public domain · Rijksmuseum marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1579.
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

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