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Heraldry and Military Art
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Heraldry and Military Art

Philips Galle · 1574 · engraving; paper

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

About this work

The Roman goddess Bellona as personification of the arms industry. She sits, amidst armor and weapons lying on the ground, on a cannon. In the background to the right a forge where armor is made. To the left a shop where armor is sold. The print has a Latin inscription and is part of a print series about human activities.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Credit lineWapenkunde en krijgskunst. 1574. Philips Galle. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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