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Portuguese triumphal arch (front side), 1594
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
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Portuguese triumphal arch (front). With statues of women sitting on indigenous animals representing the countries: Ethiopia, India, Mauritania, and Brazil. Erected at the corner of the Huidevettersstraat. Part of the description of the entry of Archduke Ernst in Antwerp, 18 July 1594, by Joannes Bochius, Descriptio publicae gratulationis, spectaculorum et ludorum, in adventu Sereniss. Principis Ernesti Archiducis Austriae, Ex Officina Plantiniana, Antwerp 1595.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionCredit linePortugese triomfboog (voorzijde), 1594. 1594 - 1595. Pieter van der Borcht (I). Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
