Allegory of the Triumph of the Netherlands over Spain

Translation

EMBLEM.
OF THE PRESENT.
STATE OF AFFAIRS.
IN.
THE UNITED.
NETHERLANDS.

Saenredam invenit et sculpsit.

An august, vivid, and beautiful maiden, standing in an elevated place, under the shade of trees upon which are the arms of the united Regions of BELGIUM...
Seated around her, indeed, are a crown of the seven Liberal Arts, to which an eighth, Mercury, is added among the shrubs; he designates the flourishing pursuits of Letters and Commerce.
Below, however, to the left from the back: a plain clearly exhibits Agriculture, though disturbed; laborers sowing, prosperous Commerce, long voyages, the growth of cities, and whatever other things are of this kind.
War itself, however, is compared to the hunt; our leader and Nimrod, the Nassovian, on horseback, together with his ally Pallas, ensures that the great prize, the united Netherlands, is secured through the hands of Victory. This is the sum of the picture.

AMSTERDAM. Published by Hermannus Alardi
IN THE YEAR OF CHRIST’S BIRTH
1602.

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