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Engraving of an armoured soldier flanked by a woman and a winged angel holding a cross, with banners and small figures in a landscape below.

Preparation of the Christian Soldier for Spiritual Combat, 1630

An engraved allegory of a Christian soldier readied for spiritual combat, shown centrally in armour between a female figure and a winged angel holding a cross. Banners, small scenes of a demon and a figure at a fire, and captions fill the landscape and lower margin.

Artist
Abraham Bosse (mentioned on object)
Date
1630
Medium
Source
Rijksmuseum
Size
4000 × 2018 px
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Public domain · Rijksmuseum marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1630.
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