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Allegorical representation against the peace proposals of Father Jan Neyen in 1607
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Allegorical representation against the peace proposals of Father Jan Neyen in 1607

anonymous · 1607 · letterpress printing; engraving; paper

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

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Allegorical representation against the peace proposals of Father Jan Neyen in 1607. In the central scene, Jan Neyen dressed in a monk's habit with an olive branch and a cross, and the tail of a scorpion, stands before the Dutchman with a spear near three cheese wheels. On the left and right, small scenes with two-line verses in German. Top: Margaretha of Parma chained to the pillar of the Inquisition by the Dutch Lion (1566); bottom: false peace proposals made by papal envoys to the Dutch Lion in the Dutch Garden. Top right: Prince Maurice among the murderers Michiel Renichon and Pierre du Four (1594); bottom: Maurice and Pieter Panne (1598) and a scene in which Anneken van den Hove is buried alive in Brussels (1597). Attached below the print is a text sheet with Neyen's proposal and the Dutchman's reply on behalf of all the Geuzen, in five columns in German and Latin.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Credit lineAllegorische voorstelling tegen de vredesvoorstellen van pater Jan Neyen in 1607. 1607. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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