Allegory of the renunciation by the States General of Philip II, King of Spain as lord of the Netherlands, Copper Medal. Obverse: man with morning star in hand tries to force dog to eat again what he has vomited within the scope, cut: year. Reverse: man with morning star in hand is struck by arrow from clouds in chest, while dog flees within circumference, Netherlands, Philip II (King of Spain), States General, Gerard van Bylaer, Dordrecht, 1581, copper (metal), striking (metalworking), d 3 cm × w 7.73 gr
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Allegory, renunciation, States General, Philip II, King, Spain, lord, Netherlands, Copper Medal, Obverse, man, morning star, hand tries, force dog, eat again, vomited within, scope, cut, year, Reverse, hand, struck, arrow, clouds, chest, dog flees within circumference, Gerard van Bylaer, Dordrecht, 1581, copper, metal, striking, metalworking
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