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Allegory on the Cruelties Committed by the Troops of Francisco de Mendoza During Their Wintering in Germany
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Allegory on the Cruelties Committed by the Troops of Francisco de Mendoza During Their Wintering in Germany

anonymous · 1598 · 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: three naked men threateningly raise their weapons heavenwards within an inscription. Reverse: the same three men, lying dead on the ground, struck by lightning; in the clouds the name Jehovah in Hebrew script within an inscription.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
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jetonFrancisco Hurtado de MendozaGermanyTachtigjarige Oorlog
Credit lineAllegorie op de wreedheden door de troepen van Francisco de Mendoza begaan, tijdens hun overwintering in Duitsland. 1598. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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