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Cornelis Visscher

Coat of Arms of Haarlem, end page to Counts and Countesses of Holland, Zeeland and West-Frisia

1650
Etching and engraving on ivory laid paper
40.7 × 29.6 cm (16 × 11.7 in)

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FROM THE ART INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO’S CATALOG

In this emblematic portrait of Haarlem, the view of the city in the background suggests the richness that has already graced the landscape. The palm, sword, stars, and crosses with which the cherubim cavort symbolize the city, and the requisite Latin poem by Peter Scriverius (himself depicted in 1923.1038) reinforces the fair citadel’s virtue and promise.

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