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Burning of the Dead
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Burning of the Dead

Crispijn van de Passe (I) · 1612 · engraving; paper

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

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Aeneas has the body and armor of Mezentius burned as an offering to Mars. Mourning women look on. On the right in the background, the body of Pallas is brought to his father Evander. In the margin a four-line inscription, in two columns, in Latin.

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Credit lineVerbranden van de doden. 1612. Crispijn van de Passe (I). Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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