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Allegory of the Failed French Attack on the City of Antwerp
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Allegory of the Failed French Attack on the City of Antwerp

anonymous · 1583 · striking (metalworking); copper (metal)

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

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Copper medal. Obverse: illuminated by heavenly light, a shepherd with his staff protects his flock from an approaching wolf within an inscription. Reverse: illuminated by a radiant sun, a farmer sows a field; in the background a ship on water, a swan and a tree within an inscription.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
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jetonAntwerpTachtigjarige OorlogFranse Furie
Credit lineAllegorie op de mislukte Franse aanslag op de stad Antwerpen. 1583. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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