Allegory of the Peace under Stadholder Willem II
Painter: Adriaen van Nieulandt (I)
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Medium: oil on canvas
Description: Allegory of the peacetime under Stadholder William II. From the right, the triumphal chariot of the Eendracht with Frederick Henry is pulled in by four maidens Righteousness, Pride, Justice and Prudence. On the chariot personifications of Liberty, Religion, Victoria, the Republic of the United Netherlands, the Dutch Lion. To the right of the chariot walk musicians. The chariot is awaited by the goddesses Minerva, Venus and Juno. In the foreground on the right, War lies handcuffed among a variety of weapons, parts of armor, a drum and a banner. On the right are the river gods of the Scheldt and Meuse, below left are the river gods of the Rhine and IJ. Top left, Peace hands an olive branch to Prince William II and the United Netherlands. In the sky putti, Fame and Abundance. On the far right a self-portrait of the painter.
