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

Gijsbert van Veen · 1585 - 1628 · engraving; paper

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

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Allegory with Alessandro Farnese, Duke of Parma, as champion of the Catholic Church in the Netherlands, 1585. Parma as Hercules with club and shield is pointed by the personification of (Catholic) Religion towards the temple of virtue on a rock. Defeated before him on the ground are Envy (Invidia), Impiety (Impietas) with a broken holy image, and Hostile Force (Vis Inimica). Hanging on the palm tree to the right are the coat of arms of Parma and depictions of the siege of Antwerp and the ship bridge of 1585.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Subjects
printEnvyattributes of Herculesattributes of MedusaBeeldenstorm (1566)
Credit lineAllegorisch portret van Alessandro Farnese, hertog van Parma. 1585 - 1628. Gijsbert van Veen. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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