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Emblematic Print Against the Truce and on the Guelders War, 1615
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Emblematic Print Against the Truce and on the Guelders War, 1615

Michiel le Blon · 1615 · engraving; paper

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

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Allegorical title print for a pamphlet on the Guelders War, published in 1615. The image is divided into five scenes; in the first four numbered scenes, Peace (Paix) is seen being deceived and threatened by an explosion, a Jesuit with the disguised Peace, Mars, Trèves, and the Spanish King. In the fifth scene, a man designated as Cleve stands before the Dutch Lion in the Dutch Garden.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
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titelprentprintpropagandaprent'Pace' (Ripa)'Hortus Conclusus'Twaalfjarig BestandGulik-Kleefse kwestie
Credit lineZinneprent tegen het Bestand en op den Gulikse oorlog, 1615. 1615. Michiel le Blon. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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