The burning city of Troy with the Trojan horse; ships at sea with the sun just above the horizon; a jar in the foreground symbolizing how easily Troy was broken ('like a pot') by treason; frame decorated with birds, branches and cornucopiae

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The burning city of Troy with the Trojan horse; ships at sea with the sun just above the horizon; a jar in the foreground symbolizing how easily Troy was broken ('like a pot') by treason; frame decorated with birds, branches and cornucopiae

TROIA STERK BRACK DVER VERRAET ALS EEN POT OM HAER MISDAET (NL)

Iconclass notations

24A sun as celestial body
25F33(+151) predatory birds (+ symmetrically placed ornamental animals)
25G3(+22) trees (+ branch, stick)
25H23 sea (seascape)
25I12 prospect of city, town panorama, silhouette of city
41A773 container of ceramics: jar, jug, pot, vase
41B4 on fire, ablaze
45L42 setting on fire (of conquered city)
46C24(+6) sailing-ship, sailing-boat (+ departure and arrival ~ traffic and transport)
48A98(+2) ornaments ~ art (+ framing decorations)
48A98211 mask, mascaron ~ ornament
48A98313 branches, 'Astwerk' ~ ornament
48A9832 fruits and vegetables ~ ornament
48A984 ornament derived from animal forms
49L8 inscription
92B11221 'Cornucopia', Horn of Plenty
94H151 the Trojan horse
94H2 the fall of Troy; Troy burning
86(TROIA STERK BRAK DOOR VERRAAD ALS EEN POT OM HAAR MISDAAD) proverbs, sayings, etc. (TROIA STERK BRAK DOOR VERRAAD ALS EEN POT OM HAAR MISDAAD)