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29: 189: 135:. In the original painting the Protestant fishermen had successfully fished up some believers while the Catholic nets were empty. The "souls" near the Catholic boats were added later. 204:
catalogs. It was appropriated for the national art collection in September 1798 during the French occupation for the National Kunst Galerie in the Hague, from the collections of
208:. This appropriation was a tactical move to secure certain works from being abducted by the French to Paris, which had happened with the larger part of 170:. The various attributes of the fishermen (nets, boats, etc.) are labelled with Latin text to clarify the meaning. A large fly is painted on as a 317: 322: 312: 282: 200:
This painting has been considered a highlight of the collection since it was bought in 1808 and has been included in all
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shows an allegory of the jealousy between the various religious denominations during the
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This painting can be seen hanging in a 19th-century sketch of the gallery of the
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98.5 cm × 187.8 cm (38.8 in × 73.9 in)
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On the left bank are the two princes of Orange behind an orange tree branch;
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before the collection was moved to its present location in 1885
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has remained in the national collection ever since.
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An oil painting of men fishing, set on a river with a rainbow
Adriaen van de Venne
Oil on panel
Rijksmuseum
Amsterdam
oil on panel
Dutch Golden Age
Adriaen van de Venne
Rijksmuseum
Twelve Years' Truce
Dutch Republic
Spain
Beeldenstorm
Maurice
Frederick Henry
Frederick V, Elector Palatine
King James I of England
Louis XIII of France
Maria de' Medici
Albert
Isabella
trompe-l'œil
Jan Brueghel the Elder

Trippenhuis
Prince Willem V
Prince Willem's gallery
painting record
RKD

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