Minerva, or 'Arma' (Allegory of the Art of War), pl. 2 in the Schema, seu Speculum Principum (Skills of a Prince) series, Jan Sadeler, the Elder, ca. 1550 1600, Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus, Flemish, 15231605, Charles Emmanuel I, Duke of Savoy, French, 1562 - 1630, Catherine Michelle of Spain, Duchess of Savoy, Spanish, 1567 - 1597, engraving on paper, In the foreground, the goddess Minerva, or Pallas Athena, clad in armour with the Medusa shield, is seated on a heap of objects associated with war, including a cannon, and a military treatise and instruments such as a drum and trumpets; to left, two armies engage in pitch battle; to right, behind a town settlement, soldiers supervise a series of executions., 1597, Print, Print.
Minerva, or 'Arma' (Allegory of the Art of War), pl. 2 in the Schema, seu Speculum Principum (Skills of a Prince) series, Jan Sadeler, the Elder, ca. 1550 1600, Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus, Flemish, 15231605, Charles Emmanuel I, Duke of Savoy, French, 1562 - 1630, Catherine Michelle of Spain, Duchess of Savoy, Spanish, 1567 - 1597, engraving on paper, In the foreground, the goddess Minerva, or Pallas Athena, clad in armour with the Medusa shield, is seated on a heap of objects associated with war, including a cannon, and a military treatise and instruments such as a drum and trumpets; to left, two armies engage in pitch battle; to right, behind a town settlement, soldiers supervise a series of executions., 1597, Print, Print