Suovetaurilia, the sacrifice of a pig (sus), a sheep (ovis) and a bull (taurus)
Year: 1585-1588
Location: Rotterdam, Museum Boijmans van Beuningen
External link: www.boijmans.nl
Edited by: Chiara Petrolini
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