Portrait of William I, Prince of Orange
Also titled Portret van Willem I, prins van Oranje
Adriaen Thomasz. Key (Antwerp, ca. –na 1)
c. 1579
- Medium
- panel, oil paint (paint)
- Classification
- painting
- Dimensions
- height 48 cm x width 35 cm
- Museum
- Rijksmuseum
- Credit line
- Purchased with the support of the Commissie voor de Willem de Zwijgertentoonstelling
- Rights
- Public Domain Mark, as the museum states it.
- Who can see it
- Teens profiles and older: its subject is for older viewers (war, death, the Passion, drink or the like). How works are placed
About this work
Of the noblemen who rebelled against Phillip II’s Spanish rule of the Netherlands, William of Orange rose to become the great leader of the Dutch Revolt. He defended his own interests, strove for greater independence and advocated freedom of religion. In 1580 Phillip II put a price on his head, and he was assassinated four years later.
