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Sack of Mechelen, 1572
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
Plundering of Mechelen by the army of Alva, under the command of his son Don Frederik, 1 October 1572. Goods are gathered on the market and removed by the soldiers. In the center in the foreground, a standing naked mother with children weeping. With an inscription of 10 lines in German. Numbered: 7. The print is part of an album.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionSubjects
Credit linePlundering van Mechelen, 1572. 1572 - 1574. Frans Hogenberg. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
