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Woodcut of a woman holding a mask to her face, with a long-legged bird at lower left and billowing drapery.

Woman in Masque Costume with a Stork, Woodcut

A woodcut shows a nude-backed woman turning over her shoulder while holding a mask to her face, her long flowing drapery swirling behind her. At lower left a long-legged stork or crane stands on a grassy ground line beside tufts of plants. The fine parallel hatching models the figure and the rocky base against a pale paper ground.

Artist
Tobias Stimmer
Date
[1580]
Medium
Emblems Woodcuts
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
3358 × 4000 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1580.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: Public Domain Mark (Wellcome Collection)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Wellcome Collection

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