Fine Art

Battle of Nieuwpoort — History & Facts

Commemorating Dutch liberty. Many medals were made to commemorate important events or people. The Dutch revolt against the Spanish king that began in 1568 and the ups and downs of the independent Dutch Republic, which existed from 1588, were ample reasons for striking medals.

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Historical naval battle scene by Gerard van Bylaer, metal medium

Zeeslag bij Gibraltar en het sneuvelen van admiraal van Heemskerck

Gerard van Bylaer

Historical scene with soldiers on a peat barge, metal medium by Gerard van Bylaer

Capture of Breda with a Peat Barge

Gerard van Bylaer

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Historical scene of a militia company, oil painting by Rembrandt van Rijn

The Night Watch Militia Company of District II under the Command of Captain Frans Banninck Cocq

Rembrandt van Rijn

Lincoln Memorial sculpture in marble by Henry Bacon

Lincoln Memorial

Henry Bacon

The Third of May 1808 by Francisco de Goya, oil on canvas showing a man in white with arms outstretched.

The Third of May 1808

Francisco de Goya

Isaac and Rebecca, oil on canvas by Rembrandt van Rijn, showing a tender moment.

Isaac and Rebecca, Known as ‘The Jewish Bride’

Rembrandt van Rijn

The Charge of the Mamelukes, oil on canvas by Francisco de Goya, depicting charging horses in battle.

The Charge of the Mamelukes (1814)

Francisco de Goya

Engraving by Albrecht Dürer depicting the four horsemen of the apocalypse

De vier ruiters van de apocalyps

Albrecht Dürer