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Cartouche with an allegory on the history of Etruria
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Cartouche with an allegory on the history of Etruria

Jan Caspar Philips · 1752 · etching; engraving; paper

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

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History at a monument showing the map of Etruria and a medal with the portrait of Pythagoras. In the background Etruscan ruins. Left in the foreground a Roman receiving various art treasures from the Virgin of Etruria. Right in the foreground putti holding in their hands medallions showing the portraits of two Etruscan war heroes: Pelopidas and Epaminondas. In the frame of the cartouche a medallion with a Janus head.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
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titelpaginaprint'Historia''Historia' (Ripa)
Credit lineCartouche met allegorie op de geschiedenis van Etrurië. 1752. Jan Caspar Philips. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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