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Engraving of a woman in robes riding a chariot pulled by cherubs, with trumpet-blowing angels and clouds above.

Allegory with a Woman in Roman Dress on a Triumphal Chariot

An engraving shows a woman in classical drapery seated on a wheeled chariot with a star-hubbed wheel, one arm extended, under a raised canopy. Putti push and guide the chariot, and clouded figures with trumpets and a crown-bearing presence occupy the sky above.

Artist
Master Allaert Claesz
Date
after 1520
Medium
Engraving in black on ivory laid paper, laid down on ivory laid paper
Source
Art Institute of Chicago
Size
843 × 1026 px
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Public domain · Art Institute of Chicago releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1555).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Art Institute of Chicago, is_public_domain=true)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Art Institute of Chicago, The Amanda S. Johnson and Marion J. Livingston Fund

Español: Alegoría con mujer vestida a la romana en un carro triunfal

Un grabado muestra a una mujer con ropajes clásicos sentada en un carro de ruedas con un cubo en forma de estrella, con un brazo extendido bajo un dosel elevado. Putti empujan y guían el carro, y en el cielo sobre ellos aparecen figuras entre nubes con trompetas y una presencia coronada.

Português: Alegoria com mulher vestida à romana em um carro triunfal

Uma gravura mostra uma mulher com vestes clássicas sentada em um carro de rodas, com um cubo em forma de estrela, um braço estendido sob um dossel elevado. Putti empurram e guiam o carro, e no céu acima aparecem figuras entre nuvens, com trombetas e uma presença coroada.

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