Loading
Fishing for Souls
Venne, Adriaen Pietersz. van de1614
Rijksmuseum
Amsterdam, Netherlands
In 1614 politics and religion are inextricably bound up with one another, as is very clear to see in this painting. At the left are Protestant ministers and leaders of the Republic (including Maurice), and at the right the archdukes who govern the South, with countless Catholic clergymen. The North, according to the painter, has a promising future: the sun shines there, the trees are full of leaves. Whosoever wants to be saved is better off swimming to a Protestant boat.
Show lessRead more
Details
- Title: Fishing for Souls
- Creator: Venne, Adriaen Pietersz. van de
- Date Created: 1614
- Physical Dimensions: paneel
- Subject Keywords: religieuze geschiedenis, katholicisme, protestantisme, Twaalfjarig Bestand, Nederland, Spanje, Maurits (prins van Oranje), Frederik Hendrik (prins van Oranje), Oostenrijk, Albrecht aartshertog van, Isabella Clara Eugenia, infante van Spanje, Venne, Adriaen Pietersz. van de, Neyen, Jan, Medici, Maria de', Lodewijk XIII (koning van Frankrijk), Jacobus I (koning van Engeland), Spinola, Ambrogio (markies de los Balbases), Frederik V (keurvorst van de Palts, koning van Bohemen), Elisabeth Stuart (keurvorstin van de Palts, koningin van Bohemen), Teellinck, Willem
- Rights: http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/
Get the app
Explore museums and play with Art Transfer, Pocket Galleries, Art Selfie, and more
