Frederick Barbarossa awards the city of Haarlem with a sword for its shield or coat-of-arms., Pieter de Grebber, 1630

This is known in haarlem as the legend of the haarlem shield. Object Type: painting. Genre: allegory. Date: 1630. Dimensions: height: 168 cm (66.1 in); width: 198 cm (77.9 in). Medium: oil on canvas. Depicted People: Frédéric Barberousse. Collection: Nederlands: Het schilderij hangt in de regentenkamer van het stadhuis in Haarlem.. Het wapen van Haarlem