Tag: Dutch Republic
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Nicolaas Fontanus, eminent Dutch physician
Annabelle SlingerlandLeiden, Netherlands In the seven provinces of the Dutch Republic, freedom of thought and inquiry thrived in the seventeenth century. The University of Leyden, founded in 1575, embraced medicine and botany, and nurtured literature, poetry, and theatre. It was against this cultural backdrop that Nicolaas Fontanus (Fonteyn) worked as a physician, playwright, and poet.…
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From slavery to silk: Anna-Canangan of Java
Falk SteinsNiedernhausen, GermanyStephen MartinBaan Dong Bang, Thailand The oil painting Portrait of a Lady Holding an Orange Blossom (Fig. 1) was acquired by the Art Gallery of Ontario in 2020. Newly discovered documents supporting the lady’s almost certain identity tell a remarkable story of the late Dutch Republic. The painting shows a young woman wearing…