The Awake Lion, 1615, anonymous, 1615 Canvas Print

The Awake Lion, 1615, anonymous, 1615 Canvas Print

Allegory on the situation in the Netherlands in the year 1615 with a call to remain vigilant. The Dutch Virgin (Belgica) sits in the Dutch Garden, decorated with flowers and the emblem of the arrow bundle, with binoculars in one hand and a crane in the other hand. In the middle Prince Maurits with the Dutch Lion (with eagle's head) armed with a sword on the chain. On the left a ferocious bull behind a fence, behind it a tower with beacon. In the background, princes (including Archduke Albrecht and Isabella) dance to the pope's pipes and drums. A Jesuit picks up war gear from a well with a bucket. Top left hunters, including Spinola, who hunt a weasel (the city of Wesel). The performance also refers to the Gulik-Kleefse issue.

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