De vrouw en de moeder van Floris de Montmorency, baron de Montigny, smeken Anna van Oostenrijk om voorspraak voor Montigny, die in Spanje gevangen gehouden wordt. 1788 - 1790

drawing, ink, pen

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narrative-art

baroque

pen illustration

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pen-ink sketch

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history-painting

academic-art

Jacobus Buys's "De vrouw en de moeder van Floris de Montmorency, baron de Montigny, smeken Anna van Oostenrijk om voorspraak voor Montigny, die in Spanje gevangen gehouden wordt" depicts a dramatic scene of pleading. The wife and mother of Floris de Montmorency, a baron imprisoned in Spain, kneel before Anna of Austria, begging her intercession. The drawing, created between 1788 and 1790, captures the desperation of the women, their postures and expressions conveying their plea. This piece, currently housed in the Rijksmuseum, showcases Buys' skill in capturing human emotion through expressive line work and composition, highlighting a significant event in Dutch history.