Allegory of the Peace under Stadtholder William II. From the right the triumphal chariot of Concord with Frederick Henry, Prince of Orange, is being pulled in by four virgins (Righteousness, Pride, Justice and Prudence). On the chariot Frederick Henry is accompanied by allegories of Freedom, Religion, Victory and the Dutch Republic as well as the Dutch Lion. To the right the chariot is being followed by musicians. Three godesses (Minerva, Venus and Juno) are lying in wait for the chariot. Bottom right War is lying on the ground chained in between various types of weaponry, parts of an armor, a drum and a banner. To the right the river gods Scheldt (Scalde) and Meuse; to the left the river gods Rhine and IJ. Top left Peace hands William II of Orange and the United Netherlands an olive branch. In the air putti, Fame and Abundance. Far right a self-portrait of the artist.
1648. War and peace in Europe, Westfälisches Landesmuseum für Kunst und Kulturgeschichte, Münster, 24 October 1998–17 January 1999, ISBN3-88789-128-7, cat. no. 739.
Oranienbaum-Huis van Oranje, 14 June 2003–24 August 2003, Schloss Oranienbaum, Dessau-Wörlitz.
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