Allegory on the Memory of Frederick Henry, Prince of Orange, with the Portrait of His Widow Amalia of Solms-Braunfels, Govert Flinck, 1654

Portrait of amalia of solms-braunfels as widow; allegory on the memory of frederick henry, prince of orange. The princess is dressed in black with an opened book on her lap. On her right an allegorical figure wearing a helmet and holding a palm branch. A second allegorical figure, hope, is kneeling in front of the princess holding an anchor and a flowering orange twig. Over them an angel flies pointing at the sky. In the background a monument with the statue of frederick henry in armor, being crowned with a laurel wreath by a flying putto. Two corners of the monument are adorned with statues of justice and fortitude (two of the four cardinal virtues). In the distance a phoenix arising from the ashes of its predecessor. Object Type: painting. Genre: portrait. Date: 1654. Dimensions: height: 307 cm (10 ft); width: 189 cm (74.4 in). Medium: oil on canvas. Depicted People: Frederick Henry of Orange-Nassau, Amalia of Solms-Braunfels. Collection: Gallery Prince Willem V. Allegorie op de nagedachtenis van Frederik Hendrik, prins van Oranje, met het portret van zijn weduwe Amalia van Solms Rijksmuseum SK-A-869