Windowpane with Prince Maurits in a praying position, Large window from the monastery of St Agatha near Cuyk. Prince Maurits in gilded armor, with ermine cloak and pleated collar, bareheaded, in a praying position, kneeling on a prayer chair in front of a desk with a book. The music stand is on a table with a dark blue cloth covered with golden frills. Helmet and gloves are on the floor in front of the table. The prince is in a dome supported by four free-standing Corinthian columns, above his head a canopy from which a laurel wreath hangs. The dome is crowned by the arms of Maurits and the motto of the Order of the Garter: 'Honi soit qui mal y pense' (Shame on him who thinks it is evil). Weapon supported by two running youngsters. The weapon leans against the upper part of the dome. Beneath this scene are fragments of architecture that have been improperly applied. To the right lies a young woman kneeling with raised hands. She is wearing a yellow silk cloak with ermine lined. The face was made in oil in 1891, Cuijk, Maurits (Prince of Orange), anonymous, Netherlands, c. 1618 - c. 1620, glass, h 465 cm × w 250 cm w 65.5 cm
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Windowpane, Prince Maurits, praying position, Large window, monastery, St Agatha, Cuyk, gilded armor, ermine cloak, pleated collar, bareheaded, kneeling, prayer chair, front, desk, book, music stand, table, dark blue cloth covered, golden frills, Helmet, gloves, floor, prince, dome supported, four free-standing Corinthian columns, head, canopy, laurel wreath hangs, dome, crowned, arms, Maurits, motto, Order, Garter, Honi soit qui mal y pense, Shame, thinks, evil, Weapon supported, two running youngsters, weapon leans, upper part, Beneath, scene, fragments, architecture, improperly applied, right lies, young woman kneeling, raised hands, wearing, yellow silk cloak, ermine lined, face, oil, 1891, Cuijk, Prince, Orange, Netherlands, c, 1618, 1620, glass
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