Patriotic and Religious Geographies in Emanuel de Witte’s Church Paintings

Presented April 2012 at "Geographies of Desire: A Medieval and Early Modern Interdisciplinary Conference", University of Maryland, College Park

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1. Patriotic and Religious Geographies in Emanuel de Witte’s Church Paintings Matthew Lincoln University of Maryland, College Park University of Maryland, College Park Geographies of Desire April 28, 2012
2. Emanuel de Witte, Oude Kerk in Amsterdam, 1660, Staatsgalerie, Stuttgart
3. Emanuel de Witte, Oude Kerk in Amsterdam, 1660, Staatsgalerie, Stuttgart
4. Emanuel de Witte, Interior of an Imaginary Protestant Church, 1656-58, Antwerp, Koninklijk Museum voor Schone Kunsten
5. Tomb of William the Silent in the Nieuwe Kerk, Delft, 1653, Los Angeles County Museum of Art
8. The Interior of the Oude Kerk, Amsterdam, c. 1660, National Gallery of Art, Washington
9. The Interior of the Oude Kerk, Amsterdam, c. 1660, National Gallery of Art, Washington
14. Hendrick Goltzius, William of Orange, 1581, engraving, Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.
16. Gerard ter Borch, The Ratification of the Treaty of Münster, 1648, London, National Gallery
17. Gerrit Honthorst, William II, Prince of Orange, and his wife Maria Stuart, 1647, Amsterdam, Rijksmuseum
18. Hendrick de Keyser, epitaph for Jacob van Heemskerk, 1609, Amsterdam, Oude Kerk “…that it may inspire future generations to serve their country with the same courage and duty.” Resolution of the States-General, June 2, 1607
19. 1653 1655 1656 1655 1664 1650-51
21. Emanuel de Witte, Imaginary Catholic Church, 1669, Private Collection
23. Claesz. Visscher, Lasery van Haarlem from Pleasant Places, 1611
24. Claesz. Visscher, Blekeryen aende duynen gelegen from Pleasant Places, 1611
25. Claesz. Visscher, t’Huys ter Kleef from Pleasant Places, 1611
26. Esaias van den Velde, Path to the Right Leading to a Village from Ten Landscapes, 1615-16
27. Esaias van den Velde, Skaters to the Left of a Windmill from Ten Landscapes, 1615-16
28. Esaias van den Velde, Walled River Town to the Left of a River from Ten Landscapes, 1615-16