The chariot of war Allegory on the causes and consequences of the war. The personification of War (Bellum) riding a chariot drawn by four horses, leading a procession of personifications of events preceding the outbreak of war. From the top of the mountain will be a parade of famous heroes and commanders from the Old Testament. Left the land and the sea devastated by war. In the clouds, the personification of victory (Victoria) with a laurel wreath. In the cartouche upper left a Latin tekst. Manufacturer : printmaker: Hendrick Goltzius (listed building) in its design: Hendrick Goltzius Publish
The chariot of war Allegory on the causes and consequences of the war. The personification of War (Bellum) riding a chariot drawn by four horses, leading a procession of personifications of events preceding the outbreak of war. From the top of the mountain will be a parade of famous heroes and commanders from the Old Testament. Left the land and the sea devastated by war. In the clouds, the personification of victory (Victoria) with a laurel wreath. In the cartouche upper left a Latin tekst. Manufacturer : printmaker: Hendrick Goltzius (listed building) in its design: Hendrick Goltzius Publisher: Theodoor Galle (listed property) Place manufacture: printmaker: Haarlem Publisher: Antwerp Date: 1578 Physical features: car material: paper Technique : engra (printing process) Measurements: plate edge: h 198 mm × W 362 mm Subject: symbols, ALLEGORIES or war; 'Guerra' (Ripa) Eighty Years' War When: 1578 - 1578
Size: 2055px × 1215px
Photo credit: © Art World / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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