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Allegory on the defeat of the Turks at the siege of Vienna in 1683
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
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The various physicians give advice, each clarified by a Dutch and French caption. Various medical remedies are sought to cure the sultan, but nothing seems to help. In the foreground the royal privy, next to which the Koran is irreverently used as toilet paper.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionCredit lineAllegorie op de nederlaag van de Turken bij het beleg van Wenen in 1683. c. 1683. Philibert Bouttats (II). Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
