Created as decoration for the Grand Council chamber. <i>Berna</i>, the personification of the Republic, is protected by bears and surrounded by <i>Faith</i> and <i>Prosperity</i>.
<bdi><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/en:Joseph_Werner" class="extiw" title="w:en:Joseph Werner"><span title="Swiss painter (1637-1710)">Joseph Werner the Younger</span></a>
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1682<div style="display: none;">date QS:P571,+1682-00-00T00:00:00Z/9</div>
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