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Wenceslaus Hollar (1607-77)

Minerva and Hercules dated & published 1651

RCIN 801871

Minerva and Hercules

Wenceslaus Hollar (1607-77)

Minerva and Hercules dated & published 1651

Royal Collection Trust/© His Majesty King Charles III 2022

Royal Collection Trust/© His Majesty King Charles III 2022

Description

Architectural frame with Minerva as a caryatid on l. and Hercules on r. At top: skull & triple crown & crowns etc of popes,cardinals,emperors,peers. Below: skull & crossbones, tools of industry & weapons of war. Border for Dance of Death
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Creator(s)

Search the collection Wenceslaus Hollar (1607-77)
(etcher)

After
Search the collection Abraham van Dipenbeeck ('s-Hertogenbosch 1596 - Antwerp 1675)
(designer)
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Category
General Subject Prints
Object type(s)
visual works
prints
Subject(s)
Religion & Theology
Religions and faiths
Religions of antiquity
Classical mythology
Hercules
Arts, Recreation, Entertainment & Sport
Architecture
Architectural design
Architectural decoration & motifs
Caryatids & telamons

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