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Cartouche with Allegory on the History of Etruria
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Cartouche with Allegory on the History of Etruria

Jan Caspar Philips · 1752 · etching; engraving; paper

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

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History at a monument featuring the map of Etruria and a medallion with the portrait of Pythagoras. In the background Etruscan ruins. On the left in the foreground a Roman receives various art treasures from the virgin of Etruria. On the right in the foreground putti holding medallions with the portraits of two Etruscan war heroes: Pelopidas and Epaminondas. In the border of the cartouche a medallion with a Janus head.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Subjects
titelpaginaprintPelopidasEpaminondas'Historia''Historia' (Ripa)
Credit lineCartouche met allegorie op de geschiedenis van Etrurië. 1752. Jan Caspar Philips. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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