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Cartouche with an Allegory of the History of the Romans
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Cartouche with an Allegory of the History of the Romans

Jan Caspar Philips · 1747 · etching; engraving; paper

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

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A priest stands at a burning altar. In the foreground, putti with paintings of the bridge over the Danube and the Column of Antoninus Pius. In the background, Christians being killed. The scene is framed in a cartouche with medallions containing portraits and names of Roman emperors.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
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titelpaginaprintpersecution of believersRome
Credit lineCartouche met allegorie op de geschiedenis van de Romeinen. 1747. Jan Caspar Philips. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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