Articoli correlati a Quarterly Papers on Architecture, Ed. by J. Weale
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1844. Excerpt: ... North Holland; the chief cities of Holland; some eminent colleges, lords, and ladies, both spiritual and temporal. Among those eminent men, the principal painters were the two brothers at Gouda, Dirk and Wouter Pietersz. Crabeth. WINDOW I. Next to the north side, was given by the noble and mighty lords, the states of South Holland, in the year 1596. Liberty of Conscience, Represented by a chariot, and Tyranny under its wheels. In it sits a woman, armed with a shield and sword, denoting the defence of the faith. At her right hand sits a naked woman, representing Liberty of Conscience; and the chariot is drawn by five other women, denoting Charity, Justice, Concord, Fidelity, and Constancy. The arms also are seen of His Highness the Prince of Orange and Holland, and those of the cities and towns of South Holland, viz., Dordrecht, Haarlem, Delf, Leyden, Amsterdam, Gouda, Rotterdam, Gorinchem, Schiedam, Schoonhoven, Briel, Woerden, Oudewater, Geertruydenberg, Heusden, Naarden, Weesp, Muyden Vyanen, Asperen, Worcum, Heukelom, Yselsteyn and Goereede. The Low Countries had long wished for defence against tyranny and for liberty of conscience, since murdering, killing, rapine, burning, and setting on fire, were the continual objects. And that therefore the Lord was to be prayed that love, unity, steadfastness, justice, and faithfulness might be reared up, and tyranny kept under the chariot, in order that liberty of conscience might triumph. Joachim Uytewaal, at Utrecht, invent. Adriaan G. de Vrye, fig. et pinx. Goudae. WINDOW II. (HAARLEM, 1596.) The lords burgomasters of Haarlem gave this glass, representing the taking of the city of Damietta in Egypt. Victory. Glory. Strength. Perseverance. Strength and perseverance have ever subdued violence, and therefore the...
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