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Allegory on the Memory of Frederik Hendrik (1584-1647), Prince of Orange, with the Portrait of his Widow Amalia van Solms
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Allegory on the Memory of Frederik Hendrik (1584-1647), Prince of Orange, with the Portrait of his Widow Amalia van Solms

Govert Flinck · 1654 · canvas; oil paint (paint)

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

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Portrait of the widow Amalia van Solms, allegory on the memory of Frederik Hendrik, Prince of Orange. In the foreground the princess sits in mourning clothes with an open book on her lap. Next to her an allegorical female figure with a helmet on her head and a palm branch in her hand. Kneeling before her is the personification of Hope, with an anchor in the right hand and a blooming Orange branch in the left. Above an angel pointing upwards. In the background the monument with a statue of the seated Frederik Hendrik in armor. Above his head a putto with a laurel wreath. On the front of the monument statues of Justice and Strength. In the background a rising phoenix.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Credit lineAllegory on the Memory of Frederik Hendrik (1584-1647), Prince of Orange, with the Portrait of his Widow Amalia van Solms. 1654. Govert Flinck. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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