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Allegory on the bad rule of Maximilian, Archduke of Austria
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
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Copper medal. Obverse: woman with a bird in her right hand and a flint and steel in her left hand, from which sparks are flying, standing next to a fountain within an inscription. Reverse: Death with a scythe in his hand; around him four snakes within an inscription.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionCredit lineAllegorie op het slechte bewind van Maximiliaan, aartshertog van Oostenrijk. 1488. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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