Maurits as protector of Religion and Freedom, 1624, Simon van de Passe, 1624 Canvas Print
Allegory in honor of the stadholder Maurits as protector of Religion and Freedom, 1624. Prince Maurits sits on a high balustrade, between the personifications of Religion (Religio) and Freedom (Libertas). In the air two angels spreading the fame of the prince with the coat of arms of the United Provinces. Lower sit four female personifications of Nautical (Negotiatio Ma.), Politics (Politia), Prudence (Prudentia) and Victory (Victoria). At the bottom of Maurice's coat of arms with the order of the Garter. Left and right handcuffed Spanish prisoners. In addition to the estrade, two men hold up a standard with weapons and the names of his four most important victories: Turnhout, Nieuwpoort, Gibraltar and Bergen op Zoom. Furthermore, a river god, fishermen or seafarers and representatives of other continents (recognizable by, for example, the feather headdress or turban). Under the representation a fourteen-line verse in Latin.
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