The Triumphal Chariot of Peace, 1577

Allegory on the peace concluded with the Eternal Edict of 1577. The triumphal chariot of Peace, drawn by three donkeys. On the chariot, female personifications of Love (Charitas), Peace (Pax), and Covenant (Foedus), and the coats of arms of Philip II, Don John of Austria, and William of Orange. Kneeling on the left, the seventeen provincial maidens. Old Hatred (Livor) and Self-interest (Proprium commodum) try to hinder the progress of the chariot. Behind the chariot, representatives of the States-General walk. In the background, Discord (Discordia) is strangled in a tug-of-war between the forces of Violence (Violentia) and the People (Populus). Below the image, on a separate sheet, three verses of nine lines each in Dutch, Latin, and French.