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Engraved allegory with a nude central woman, winged figures, a globe and flowers above, and trampled armour and weapons in the foreground.

Allegorie op de Vrede van Westfalen, 1648

An engraved allegory of peace: a nude female figure at centre reaches toward a seated woman and a large globe, while winged figures, putti and a figure bearing a cornucopia of flowers gather above. Trampled armour and weapons lie in the foreground beneath rays of light.

Artist
Wenceslaus Hollar
Date
1648
Medium
Source
Rijksmuseum
Size
4000 × 2945 px
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Public domain · Rijksmuseum marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1648.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: Public Domain Mark (Rijksmuseum, image license https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

Español: Alegoría de la paz y la abundancia, grabado de 1648

Un grabado alegórico de la paz: una figura femenina desnuda en el centro se extiende hacia una mujer sentada y un gran globo, mientras figuras aladas, putti y un personaje con un cuerno de la abundancia de flores se reúnen arriba. En primer plano yacen armaduras y armas pisoteadas bajo rayos de luz.

Português: Alegoria da paz e da abundância, gravura de 1648

Uma gravura alegórica da paz: uma figura feminina nua no centro estende-se em direção a uma mulher sentada e a um grande globo, enquanto figuras aladas, putti e um personagem com uma cornucópia de flores se reúnem no alto. No primeiro plano, armaduras e armas pisoteadas jazem sob raios de luz.

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