Plate 10: Allegory on the Discord in France, from Caspar Barlaeus, "Medicea Hospes" 1638

"Plate 10: Allegory on the Discord in France" is an etching by Pieter Nolpe, depicting a scene of chaos and discord. The etching, created in 1638, shows a group of figures gathered around a cauldron, while a group of figures in the sky look down upon the scene. The work is an allegory of the French Wars of Religion (1562-1598), which ravaged the country for over three decades. The artwork, now in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, utilizes the classic technique of etching to produce a dramatic, detailed image of the conflict.