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Portrait of Alessandro Farnese, Duke of Parma
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Portrait of Alessandro Farnese, Duke of Parma

Gijsbert van Veen · 1585 - 1612 · engraving; paper

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

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Alessandro Farnese, Duke of Parma. Dressed in armor, with a shield in the left hand, a thunderbolt in the right hand. Oval in an ornamental frame with allegorical figures and at the bottom two sphinxes. Top left a medallion with a representation of the siege of Antwerp by Alessandro Farnese and right a medallion with a representation of the siege of Tyre by Alexander the Great.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Credit linePortret van Alessandro Farnese, hertog van Parma. 1585 - 1612. Gijsbert van Veen. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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