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Basilisk, Anselmus Boetius de Boodt, Botanical Illustration
Summary
The albums also feature some imaginary creatures, such as a sea monster and a small dragon. The latter was probably a forgery made from a ray and kept in Rudolf II’s collection. This basilisk is a curious case: a lizard without forelegs. We do not know how De Boodt interpreted this
animal. Is it a freak of nature, or a reference to a basilisk, a mythical snake-dragon?
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Date
1596 - 1610
Source
Rijksmuseum
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Creative Commons CC0 1.0 Universal Public Domain Dedication ("CCO 1.0 Dedication")
