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The Spanish Arch of Triumph (Back Side), 1599
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The Spanish Arch of Triumph (front side), December 1599. Triumphal arch decorated with an allegorical representation of the end of the war and the alliance between Spain and the Southern Netherlands. Musicians at the top, on the left and right poles with burning tar barrels. Erected during the entry into Antwerp in the Lange Gasthuisstraat and the Arembergstraat. Part of: Historica narratio profectionis et inaugurationis serenissimorum Belgii principum Alberti et Isabellae Austriae archiducum, the description of the entries of the couple in Brussels, Antwerp, Ghent and Valenciennes, 1599.
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Credit lineDe Spaanse erepoort (achterzijde), 1599. 1599. Pieter van der Borcht (I). Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
