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Allegory of the Abjuration by the States-General of Philip II, King of Spain, as Lord of the Netherlands
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
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Copper medal. Obverse: a man with a morning star in his hand tries to force a dog to eat what it has vomited up within an inscription; section: year. Reverse: a man with a morning star in his hand is struck in the chest by an arrow from the clouds, while the dog flees within an inscription.
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Credit lineAllegorie op de afzwering door de Staten-Generaal van Filips II, koning van Spanje als landsheer der Nederlanden. 1581. Gerard van Bylaer. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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