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Cartouche with an Allegory of the Roman Empire
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
The personification of the Roman Empire sits with an image of Victoria in her hand and crowns at her feet. In front of her stand personifications of the early and late Roman Empire. Next to her stand a man with a scroll and a group of soldiers. In the background, a house with a thatched roof and a tower and portal represent the early and late periods of the Empire. In the frame of the cartouche scenes related to the history of the Empire and portrait medallions of Aeneas and possibly the historian Pompeius Tragus.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionCredit lineCartouche met allegorie op Romeinse Rijk. 1744. Jan Caspar Philips. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.