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. A paper with a Bible text is stuck in the cartouche at the top left. Northern Netherlands paper engraving
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. A paper with a Bible text is stuck in the cartouche at the top left. Northern Netherlands paper engraving / letterpress printing symbols, allegories of war; 'Guerra' (Ripa)
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