Sujet

An allegory relating to the fortunes of the Turks, ca. 1692. Creator: Giuseppe Maria Mitelli.

Légende

An allegory relating to the fortunes of the Turks, ca. 1692. A winged figure probably representing Time stands on a fallen Turk while sharpening a blade on a wheel inscribed with the continents that is being turned by a semi-dressed figure, at right the city of Vardino (northwest Romania near the Hungarian border) that was held by the Turks from 1660 to 1692.

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Art

Notre référence

HRM21A95_105

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

28,9Mo (1,6Mo) / 31,4cm x 23,0cm / 3712 x 2720 (300dpi)

Mots clés

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