Sujet

Fishing for Souls, 1614. Creator: Adriaen van de Venne.

Légende

Fishing for Souls, 1614. Protestants (left) and Catholics (right) are competing for adherents by a river. The political nature of the struggle between Protestants and Catholics is reflected in the presence of powerful rivals on either side. Left: Stadholder Prince Maurice and his brother Frederick Henry with their allies. On the right: Archdukes Albrecht and Isabella, who ruled the Southern Netherlands.

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Art

Notre référence

HRM23A67_020

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NA

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Droits gérés

Format disponible

60,9Mo (3,9Mo) / 54,0cm x 28,2cm / 6382 x 3334 (300dpi)

Mots clés

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