A painting by <a href="//commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Inocencio_Medina_Vera" title="Category:Inocencio Medina Vera">Inocencio Medina Vera</a> preserved on the ceiling of the anteroom of the mayoralty of the <a href="//commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:City_Hall_of_Cartagena,_Spain" title="Category:City Hall of Cartagena, Spain">City Hall of Cartagena</a> (Spain), consisting of a representation of the marine and mining character of Cartagena.<br>
In the center of the work there is a woman, an allegory of the city, who wears a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mural_crown" class="extiw" title="en:Mural crown">mural crown</a> while at her sides two workers with naked torso stand. On the left, the miner holds a pickaxe and a basket filled with ore, while on the right, a sailor takes a seat on a ship's pulley rope. The composition is complemented by the objects shown in its lower part: on the left, an anchor; on the right, a wagon, a shovel and a flashlight; and in the center, a <a href="//commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Coats_of_arms_of_Cartagena,_Spain" title="Category:Coats of arms of Cartagena, Spain">coat of arms of Cartagena</a> next to a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caduceus" class="extiw" title="en:Caduceus">caduceus</a>, a symbol of commerce.
Juan Sáez
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