Overwinningen op de Spanjaarden by Aert Verbeeck

Overwinningen op de Spanjaarden 1631

aertverbeeck

natural stone pattern

3d sculpting

decorative element

wedding photograph

3d printed part

rounded shape

jewelry design

3d shape

stoneware

ceramic

"Overwinningen op de Spanjaarden" (Victories over the Spaniards), a silver medal by Aert Verbeeck, commemorates the Dutch victories over the Spanish in 1631. The obverse depicts a portrait of Prince Frederick Henry, the Stadtholder of Holland, in armor. The reverse features a lion standing between two columns, a symbol of the Netherlands, and the inscription "ERGITUR ALTA VIRTUS COLUMNS", meaning "Great virtue raises the columns." This medal is a small, intimate piece of art, measuring just 5 centimeters in diameter.