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Stained glass panel with a scene from the history of Miltiades, with a bust of Rombout Hogerbeets, 1627
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Stained-glass panel with a scene from the history of Miltiades, crowned with a bust of Rombout Hogerbeets, 1627. Miltiades is imprisoned after years of faithful service. On either side, Pallas and Mercury, further decorated with vines, weapons, and putti. Below the central scene, a six-line verse. Part of a series of three allegorical stained-glass panels commemorating the imprisonment, flight, and exile of Hugo de Groot, 1619–1622. Manufactured in 1627 for the house of Abraham Daatselaar, the merchant in Gorcum who helped Hugo de Groot escape. Subject headings within the Atlas Zeden en Gewoonten: Government, Justice.
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Credit lineGlasruit met scène uit de historie van Miltiades, met buste van Rombout Hogerbeets, 1627. 1791. Cornelis de Jonker. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.