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Cyrus as the second king from the vision of Daniel
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Cyrus as the second king from the vision of Daniel

Adriaen Collaert · 1570 - 1618 · engraving; paper

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

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Cyrus II, King of Persia, sits on a horse, holding a flag with the image of a ram (Persia). The horse tramples King Ninus of Nineveh. In the background, a cityscape. Next to Cyrus, a bear emerges from the sea, a reference to Daniel's vision of the rise of four kingdoms in the world. Below the image, a Latin reference to the Biblical text in Daniel 7. This print is part of an album.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Credit lineCyrus als tweede koning uit het visioen van Daniël. 1570 - 1618. Adriaen Collaert. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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