Willem van Oranje as Sint-Joris, ca. 1577, Marcus Gheeraerts (I) (attributed to), c. 1577 print Willem van Oranje defeats the dragon of the Spanish tyranny in the role of Sint-Joris on horseback and saves the Netherlands in the role of the princess with the Lamb (the Christian Church), ca. 1577. Presentation in the form of a group group A pedestal. In the middle of the pedestal an inscription of 9 lines in Dutch. Around this, weapon trophies, the weapons of Holland and Zeeland, fighting ships in the water and two Christian emblems. On either side the legends A-Z and A-G in Dutch. Southern Neth
Willem van Oranje as Sint-Joris, ca. 1577, Marcus Gheeraerts (I) (attributed to), c. 1577 print Willem van Oranje defeats the dragon of the Spanish tyranny in the role of Sint-Joris on horseback and saves the Netherlands in the role of the princess with the Lamb (the Christian Church), ca. 1577. Presentation in the form of a group group A pedestal. In the middle of the pedestal an inscription of 9 lines in Dutch. Around this, weapon trophies, the weapons of Holland and Zeeland, fighting ships in the water and two Christian emblems. On either side the legends A-Z and A-G in Dutch. Southern Netherlands paper etching St. George and the dragon: dressed in armour and mounted on a (white) horse he brandishes his sword (his lance lies already broken on the ground); the princess nearby may be shown praying or fleeing. the True Church vs. the False Church, heresy or sectarianism; schism
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