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Portrait of Maarten van Heemskerck on the pedestal of a column
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
Title print of a series of 21 numbered prints depicting the days of doom in the history of the Jewish people as moral examples. The portrait of Maarten van Heemskerck is shown on the pedestal of a column, surrounded by attributes of architecture and painting. To the left, two architects are seated; to the right, several reclining antique statues. In the background, ruins of ancient buildings and two obelisks.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionCredit linePortret van Maarten van Heemskerck op de sokkel van een zuil. 1569. Philips Galle. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.