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Giovanni de’ Medici defeated in Parma

A very fine copper engraved view by H. Goltzius showing Giovanni de’ Medici defeated in Parma. Two armies fighting on a field in the foreground near Parma (visible in background).

A very fine copper engraved view by H. Goltzius showing Giovanni de’ Medici defeated in Parma. Two armies fighting on a field in the foreground near Parma (visible in background). Giovanni de Medici, in profile, on a horse looking front, carrying a large spear. From the rare serie Mediceae Familiae rerum feliciter gestarum Victoriae et Triumphi…” published in Antwerp, 1583. Full title: Johanne Medices Parmensi bello cum nocturno tempore vicum oppidum adoreri vellet magnum hostium numerum se ex insidijs circumfluentem, reprimit, fugat, prosternit