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Oil painting of a mounted commander in a red cloak leading armored soldiers across a field toward a distant army under a cloudy sky.

one of a series of twelve on the Insurrection of the Batavians against the Romans "

A mounted commander in a red cloak and plumed helmet rides a pale horse at the left, surrounded by armored soldiers and a standard bearing the letters SPQR. Beyond them, a distant army and hazy hills stretch across a wide landscape, while a man in red breeches gestures toward the fighting.

Artist
Otto van Veen
Date
1600-1613
Medium
Source
Rijksmuseum
Size
4000 × 2974 px
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Public domain · Rijksmuseum marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1613.
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: Insurrección de los batavos contra los romanos: comandante a caballo

Un comandante a caballo, con capa roja y casco emplumado, avanza sobre un caballo claro en el lado izquierdo, rodeado de soldados armados y un estandarte con las letras SPQR. Detrás, un ejército lejano y colinas brumosas se extienden por un amplio paisaje, mientras un hombre con calzas rojas señala hacia la batalla.

Português: Revolta dos batavos contra os romanos: comandante a cavalo na batalha

Um comandante a cavalo, com manto vermelho e elmo emplumado, avança sobre um cavalo claro à esquerda, cercado por soldados armados e um estandarte com as letras SPQR. Ao fundo, um exército distante e colinas enevoadas se estendem por uma paisagem ampla, enquanto um homem de calças vermelhas aponta para a batalha.

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