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The Triumphal Chariot of War
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
Allegory on the causes and consequences of war. The personification of War (Bellum) rides in a chariot of victory drawn by four horses, preceded by a procession of personifications of things preceding the outbreak of war. From the mountains above, a procession of heroes and famous commanders from the Old Testament comes down. To the left, the land and sea ravaged by war. In the clouds, the personification of Victory (Victoria) with a laurel wreath. In the cartouche in the upper left, a Latin text.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionCredit lineDe triomfwagen van de Oorlog. 1578. Hendrick Goltzius. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
