Plaquettes 1500-1650: The Netherlands

Plaquettes 1500-1650, The Netherlands, gilbert bayes, sculpture

  • 'A Horse Leaping over a Globe', allegory

    'A Horse Leaping over a Globe', allegory, Willem van den Broeck, called Paludanus, about 1570-9. Museum no. A.18-1973

    'A Horse Leaping over a Globe'
    Allegory
    Willem van den Broeck, called Paludanus (1529-79)
    Southern Netherlands (Antwerp)
    About 1570-9
    Bronze
    Museum no. A.18-1973
    Given by the Heim Gallery to commemorate the Directorship of Sir John Pope-Hennessy

    Paludanus was a sculptor working in Antwerp between 1557 and 1579, mainly in alabaster. The meaning of this allegory is unknown.
     

  • 'The Triumph of Poverty', plaquette

    'The Triumph of Poverty', plaquette, about 1550-1600. Museum no. A.496-1910

    'The Triumph of Poverty'
    Plaquette
    Southern Netherlands
    About 1550-1600
    Bronze
    Museum no. A.496-1910
    Salting Bequest

    This plaquette belong to a series of thirteen. Examples of the series in silver have been found on contemporary mirror frames and cabinets.

  • 'The Triumph of Humility', Plaquette

    'The Triumph of Humility', Plaquette, about 1550-1600. Museum no. A.495-1910

    'The Triumph of Humility'
    Plaquette
    Southern Netherlands
    About 1550-1600
    Bronze
    Museum no. A.495-1910
    Salting Bequest

    This plaquette belong to a series of thirteen. Examples of the series in silver have been found on contemporary mirror frames and cabinets.

  • 'The Triumph of Wealth', plaquette

    'The Triumph of Wealth', plaquette, about 1550-1600. Museum no. A.43-1927

    'The Triumph of Wealth'
    Plaquette
    Southern Netherlands
    About 1550-1600
    Bronze
    Museum no. A.43-1927
    Given by Dr W.L. Hildburgh FSA

    This plaquette belong to a series of thirteen. Examples of the series in silver have been found on contemporary mirror frames and cabinets.

  • 'De Bours Drives Merville and Treslong out of the Citadel of Antwerp', plaquette

    'De Bours Drives Merville and Treslong out of the Citadel of Antwerp', plaquette, probably by Jacques de Jonghelinck, about 1580. Museum no. A.34-1975

    'De Bours Drives Merville and Treslong out of the Citadel of Antwerp'
    Plaquette
    Probably by Jacques de Jonghelinck (1530-1606)
    About 1580
    Southern Netherlands (Antwerp)
    Bronze
    Museum no. A.34-1975

    From a set of reliefs depicting the events of the 4-6 November 1576 when mercenaries in the Spanish service launched a full-scale attack on Antwerp. Over 2500 citizens were murdered and 100 houses burned down, including the magnificent Town Hall. In August 1577, however, the Netherlandish coalition overthrew the Spanish troops in the Citadel. They then negotiated with the German mercenaries to withdraw.

  • The ‘Spanish Fury’ at Antwerp, plaquette

    The ‘Spanish Fury’ at Antwerp, plaquette, probably by Jacques de Jonghelinck, about 1580. Museum no. A.38-1975

    The ‘Spanish Fury’ at Antwerp
    Plaquette
    Probably by Jacques de Jonghelinck (1530-1606)
    Southern Netherlands (Antwerp)
    About 1580
    Bronze
    Museum no. A.38-1975

    From a set of reliefs depicts the events of the 4-6 November 1576 when mercenaries in the Spanish service launched a full-scale attack on Antwerp. Over 2500 citizens were murdered and 100 houses burned down, including the magnificent Town Hall. In August 1577, however, the Netherlandish coalition overthrew the Spanish troops in the Citadel. They then negotiated with the German mercenaries to withdraw.

  • 'The Conference between the German Troops and de Bours, de Roeck and de Liedekerke'

    'The Conference between the German Troops and de Bours, de Roeck and de Liedekerke', plaquette, probably by Jacques de Jonghelinck, about 1580. Museum no. A.36-1975

    'The Conference between the German Troops and de Bours, de Roeck and de Liedekerke'
    Plaquette
    Probably by Jacques de Jonghelinck (1530-1606)
    Southern Netherlands (Antwerp)
    About 1580
    Bronze
    Museum no. A.36-1975

    From a set of reliefs depicting the events of the 4-6 November 1576 when mercenaries in the Spanish service launched a full-scale attack on Antwerp. Over 2500 citizens were murdered and 100 houses burned down, including the magnificent Town Hall. In August 1577, however, the Netherlandish coalition overthrew the Spanish troops in the Citadel. They then negotiated with the German mercenaries to withdraw.

     

  • 'Susanna and the Elders', plaquette

    'Susanna and the Elders', plaquette, Paulus van Vianen, 1612. Museum no. A.5-1913

    'Susanna and the Elders'
    Plaquette
    Paulus van Vianen (died 1613)
    The Netherlands (Utrecht)
    1612
    Lead
    Museum no. A.5-1913

    Paulus van Vianen was a highly influential goldsmith at the court in Munich and was later employed by Rudolph II in Prague. The subject depicts Susanna, the wife of a prosperous Jew in Babylon, who was secretly desired by two elders of the community. 

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