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Coat of arms of the rhetoricians' chamber De Pellicaen in Haarlem, with the Crucifixion in an allegorical frame
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Coat of arms of the rhetoricians' chamber De Pellicaen in Haarlem. In the center Christ on the cross, surrounded by an oval cartouche with two allegorical figures at the top holding clasped hands and doves as attributes. Below the cross the pelican feeding its young by piercing its own breast. In the background Aeneas carrying his father Anchises out of burning Troy.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionCredit lineBlazoen van de rederijkerskamer De Pellicaen te Haarlem, met de kruisiging in allegorische omlijsting. 1597. Jacob Matham. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
