A memorial to Arent van Ysendyck, preacher at Amsterdam, who died in 1818 The column features Van Ysendyck's portrait and the base shows a plaque with a seven-line text in Dutch The monument is flanked by Faith with a book on her lap and in her hand a quill, and by the mourning Religion A putto shows the image of a church interior On the ground are the extinguished and broken torch and an hourglass signifying death In the background left, two figures stand between sheaves of wheat, one pointing up toward the sunlight The sheaves tied together indicate the Last Judgment, where God will reap the seed or His Word that has fallen into good ground, in the likeness of the sower', Memorial to Arent van Ysendyck, print maker: Walraad Nieuwhoff, (mentioned on object), publisher: D.A.M. Sluyter, (mentioned on object), The Hague, 1818 - 1820, paper, etching, engraving, h 327 mm × w 242 mm
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memorial, Arent van Ysendyck, preacher, Amsterdam, died, 1818, column features Van Ysendyck's portrait, base, plaque, seven-line text, Dutch, monument, flanked, Faith, book, lap, hand, quill, mourning Religion, putto, image, church interior, ground, extinguished, broken torch, hourglass signifying death, background left, two figures stand, sheaves, wheat, pointing up, sunlight, sheaves tied together indicate, Last Judgment, God will reap, seed, Word, fallen, good ground, likeness, sower', Memorial, Arent van Ysendyck, print maker, Walraad Nieuwhoff, mentioned, object, publisher, D, A, M, Sluyter, mentioned, object, Hague, 1818 - 1820, paper, etching, engraving, h 327 mm × w 242 mm
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