Herald; inv. no. ng-2011-98-2.

Herald; inv. no. ng-2011-98-2.

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... lozenge-shaped arms of an unmarried daughter: the full arms of their father instead of the arms of their father combined with that of their husband. Preceding the fiftyfive lords, counts and their spouses is a title page showing the different coats of arms of the Culemborg family ( fig. 5). A herald painted on the first page opens the series ( fig. ...
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... tree was a distinct type of art form to lend legitimacy to a genealogy. It was a painted or illustrated line of succession of rulers or particular holders of office designed to be hung in public buildings. 24 One of the bestknown lines of succession is the series of portraits of the counts of Holland, made for the Carmelite convent in Haarlem ( fig. 16). This lineage began with Count Dirk i and ended with Maximilian of Austria. The panels were introduced by a herald holding a scroll with lettering and concluded with a depiction of Death. 25 The series was probably made for the Brederodes (to corroborate their relationship with the counts of Holland) and as a declaration of support ...

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