Monument in Nieuwe Kerk, Amsterdam, Netherlands, commemorating Admiral Michel Adrianszoon de Ruyter d. 1676
Location
Nieuwe Kerk, Amsterdam, Netherlands, Rest of the World
Details
Description: The recumbent figure of the admiral shown in armour, his head resting on a gun. The effigy is flanked by figures of tritons blowing conch shells. Behind the effigy, a relief of a naval battle above which are putti, two shields of arms and a figure of Fame. This sculptural group forms the central panel of three, within pillars and pilasters. The two outer panels have reliefs of figures representing virtues. Carved arms flanked by flags are placed on the top of the monument.
Type: Monument
Materials: White Carrara marble, red Belgian marble; touchstone
Artists: Rombout Velhulst
Type: Monument
Materials: White Carrara marble, red Belgian marble; touchstone
Artists: Rombout Velhulst
People
Ruyter, Michel Adrianszoon de
Age:
Date of Death: 29/4/1676
Cause of Death: War casualty
Rank / Occupation: Admiral
Organisation: Dutch Navy
Age:
Date of Death: 29/4/1676
Cause of Death: War casualty
Rank / Occupation: Admiral
Organisation: Dutch Navy
Extra
Notes: A related terracotta portrait bust by the same artist in the Rijksmuseum.
Bibliography: Mrs Eva Firth Wolsdorff 'The Image of Admirals in tomb sculpture c.1600 and after'. (International Society for the study of Church Monuments Symposium 1980). Frits Scholten 'Sumptuous Memories: studies in seventeenth-century Dutch tomb sculpture'p. 172.
Bibliography: Mrs Eva Firth Wolsdorff 'The Image of Admirals in tomb sculpture c.1600 and after'. (International Society for the study of Church Monuments Symposium 1980). Frits Scholten 'Sumptuous Memories: studies in seventeenth-century Dutch tomb sculpture'p. 172.