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Cyrus as the Second King from the Vision of Daniel
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Cyrus as the Second King from the Vision of Daniel

Adriaen Collaert · 1570 - 1618 · engraving; paper

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

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Cyrus II, King of Persia sits on a horse, in his hand a flag with the image of a ram (Persia). The horse tramples King Ninus of Nineveh. In the background a city view. Next to Cyrus a bear emerges from the sea, a reference to a dream of Daniel (Daniel 7) about the rise of four kingdoms in the world. The print has a Latin inscription and is part of a four-part series that links four rulers from antiquity with the prophecies of Daniel.

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Credit lineCyrus als tweede koning uit het visioen van Daniël. 1570 - 1618. Adriaen Collaert. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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