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Eagle and snake, Title page for: Sforza Pallavicino, Vera concilii tridentini historia, 1670, Allegory of the Council of Trent. An eagle (symbol of the city of Trent) grasps a snake with its talons. At the top left, the sun is shining. To the right flies a putto with banderole with Latin maxim Sternit humi foedos hostes & celsa tuetur., print maker: anonymous, publisher: Officina Plantiniana, (mentioned on object), Antwerp, 1670, paper, engraving, height 220 mm × width 148 mm
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