Allegory of the Triumph of the Netherlands over Spain 1600 Jan (Pietersz.) Saenredam Netherlandish This print glorifies the victory of the Dutch Republic in the battle at Nieuwpoort in 1600. Although this success did not mark a turning point in the republic's war with Spain, the event was joyously celebrated at the time in prints. In Saenredam's engraving, a triumphal chariot, driven by the allegorical figures Prudence and Victory and pulled by Concord and Vigilance, carries the Dutch lion holding aloft a sword that symbolizes the defense of the nation. The orange tree at the back of the chari
Allegory of the Triumph of the Netherlands over Spain 1600 Jan (Pietersz.) Saenredam Netherlandish This print glorifies the victory of the Dutch Republic in the battle at Nieuwpoort in 1600. Although this success did not mark a turning point in the republic's war with Spain, the event was joyously celebrated at the time in prints. In Saenredam's engraving, a triumphal chariot, driven by the allegorical figures Prudence and Victory and pulled by Concord and Vigilance, carries the Dutch lion holding aloft a sword that symbolizes the defense of the nation. The orange tree at the back of the chariot, which bears the coat of arms of the house of Nassau-Orange in its branches, relates to Maurits, prince of Nassau-Orange, who commanded the Dutch troops at that Allegory of the Triumph of the Netherlands over Spain. Jan (Pietersz.) Saenredam (Netherlandish, Zaandam 1565–1607 Assendelft). 1600. Engraving. Prints
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