War triumphal wagon, 1578 print Allegory of the causes and consequences of the war. The personification of the war (Bellum) drives on a victory drawn by four horses, a procession of personifications of different elements that precede the outbreak of the war. From the top of the mountains comes a procession with heroes and famous army commanders from the Old Testament. On the left the land and the sea plagued by war. In the clouds the personification victory (Victoria) with a laurel wreath. Elements in the performance indicated with figures. In the cartouche at the top left a Latin text, printe
War triumphal wagon, 1578 print Allegory of the causes and consequences of the war. The personification of the war (Bellum) drives on a victory drawn by four horses, a procession of personifications of different elements that precede the outbreak of the war. From the top of the mountains comes a procession with heroes and famous army commanders from the Old Testament. On the left the land and the sea plagued by war. In the clouds the personification victory (Victoria) with a laurel wreath. Elements in the performance indicated with figures. In the cartouche at the top left a Latin text, printed on a separate plate under the print descriptions of the show and the legends 1-36 in French and Dutch. Northern Netherlands paper engraving / letterpress printing symbols, allegories of war; 'Guerra' (Ripa)
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