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Ewer and basin with scenes of land and sea battles during the Eighty Years’ War
Vianen, Adam van (I)1614
Rijksmuseum
Amsterdam, Netherlands
The engraved and embossed scenes on the ewer and basin portray the victories of the Dutch in their battle with Spain. The earliest success, the Relief of Alkmaar, dates from 1573, and the last one is the naval Battle of Gibraltar in 1607. The basin’s dazzling centrepiece is Prince Maurice’s triumph at the Battle of Nieuwpoort in 1600.
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- Title: Ewer and basin with scenes of land and sea battles during the Eighty Years’ War
- Creator: Vianen, Adam van (I)
- Date Created: 1614
- Physical Dimensions: zilver
- Subject Keywords: Tachtigjarige Oorlog, Slag bij Nieuwpoort, Beleg van Middelburg, Zeeslag bij Bergen op Zoom, Vergaan van de Spaanse Armada, Inname van Breda (1590), Inname van Geertruidenberg (1593), Slag bij Turnhout (1597), Inname van St. Andries, Beleg van Bommel (1599), Beleg van Grave (1602), Zeeslag bij Gibraltar (1607), Maurits (prins van Oranje)
- Rights: http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/
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