Annibal in bello captos confligere cogit  

• Joannes Stradanus 

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  Karel van Mallery
• Copper engraving 
• Print signature 
• Philips Galle 

Copper engraving by Karel van Mallery (1571-1645), after Joannes Stradanus (1523-1605), published by Philips Galle (1537-1612), ca. 1600 in: "Venationes Ferarum, auium, piscium pvgnae Bestiariorum". A series of prints about hunting. Depiction of a gladiator who has just cut off the trunk of an elephant in the arena. In the foreground are several dead gladiators. The audience watches in the background. The print is part of a series about hunting scenes. The print has a 4-line Latin caption, probably by Cornelis Kiliaan (ca.1529-1607) and is numbered 7.

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