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Gladiators fighting with an elephant in an arena
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Gladiators fighting with an elephant in an arena

Antonio Tempesta · 1602 · etching; paper

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

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View in an arena where a gladiator fights an elephant. Around the elephant lie four dead gladiators. In the foreground on the left the Roman emperor sits on his throne. Text in Latin in the lower margin.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Subjects
printfight of gladiatorstrunked animals: elephant
Credit lineGladiatoren vechten met een olifant in een arena. 1602. Antonio Tempesta. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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