Art Resource - AR916751

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Ferdinand Alvarez de Toledo, Duke of Alva (1508-1582), Spanish general and statesman.

Ferdinand Alvarez de Toledo, Duke of Alva (1508-1582), Spanish general and statesman. As governor of the Netherlands from 1567-1573, he enforced brutal anti-Protestant rule, executing some 18,000 people as heretics. This Dutch engraving shows Alva embracing the figure of Babylon, intended to represent the corruption of the Papacy.

Unique Identifier AR916751

Type Image

Purpose Public

Size 2806px × 3739px

Photo Credit HIP / Art Resource, NY

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