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Engraving of a helmeted warrior in a chariot drawn by wolves over a battle with soldiers, a burning town, and a Latin inscription below.

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An engraved print shows a helmeted warrior driving a chariot pulled by two wolves through clouds above a battlefield. Below, soldiers clash with swords and spears, while figures in the foreground struggle and a city burns in the distance. A Latin inscription runs along the bottom margin.

Artist
Harmen Jansz Muller (mentioned on object)
Date
1566-1570
Medium
Source
Rijksmuseum
Size
4000 × 3463 px
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Public domain · Rijksmuseum marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1570.
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: Marte en un carro sobre una escena de batalla

Un grabado muestra a un guerrero con casco conduciendo un carro tirado por dos lobos entre nubes, por encima de un campo de batalla. Abajo, soldados combaten con espadas y lanzas, mientras figuras en primer plano forcejean y una ciudad arde a lo lejos. Una inscripción en latín recorre el margen inferior.

Português: Marte em uma carruagem acima de uma batalha

Uma gravura mostra um guerreiro de elmo conduzindo uma carruagem puxada por dois lobos entre nuvens, acima de um campo de batalha. Embaixo, soldados lutam com espadas e lanças, enquanto figuras em primeiro plano se debatem e uma cidade arde ao longe. Uma inscrição em latim percorre a margem inferior.

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