Epitaph for the Ros Family with the Seat of Mercy

Arnt van Tricht, c. 1550

Gravestone of the Ros family, from the Grote Kerk in Wageningen, c. 1550. This monument was deliberately damaged. The heads of the figures were knocked away or defaced. Soldiers of John of Nassau and radical Protestants mutilated the memorial in 1578 in Wageningen's Catholic church. John of Nassau (William of Orange's elder brother) governed the province of Gelderland and ruthlessly imposed Protestant reform. He used intimidation without compunction, and destroyed the interiors of many Catholic churches.

  • Artwork typerelief (sculpture), epitaaf
  • Object numberBK-NM-3099
  • Dimensionsheight 144 cm x width 104 cm x depth 27 cm x weight 209 kg
  • Physical characteristicsBaumberger sandstone with remnants of polychromy

Identification

  • Title(s)

    Epitaph for the Ros Family with the Seat of Mercy

  • Object type

  • Object number

    BK-NM-3099

  • Description

    Grafsteen van de familie Ros uit de Grote Kerk te Wageningen. Het wandreliëf, ter nagedachtenis van overledenen, is gehavend. De koppen van de figuren zijn weggehakt of beschadigd.

  • Inscriptions / marks

    • inscription, on the cartouche, incised: ‘AN[NO] MVe EN LXVI DEN II DACH MEIJ // STERF GERBERICH VA[N] OM[M]EREN HOER // DOCHTER A[NNO] D[O]M[INI] 1569 OP S // MARGARETE[N] DACH STERF HEER GIJSBERT ROS BIDT G.V.D. // ZIELL’
    • inscription, on the cartouche, painted: ‘INT IAER ONS HERE MVCXLVIII OP SINTE EGIDII DACH STERF // DERRICK ROS A[NN]O D[OMI]NI Ve[..] STERF NERTWICH // SIJN HUYSFROU [...] SIEL’

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Creation

  • Creation

    sculptor: Arnt van Tricht, Kalkar

  • Dating

    c. 1550

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Material and technique

  • Physical description

    Baumberger sandstone with remnants of polychromy

  • Dimensions

    height 144 cm x width 104 cm x depth 27 cm x weight 209 kg

Explanatory note

  • Het reliëf getuigt van de vernielingen die tijdens de sinds 1566 in Holland woedende beeldenstorm door de protestanten in november of december 1578 in Wageningen aangericht werden (uit: Een hogere werkelijkheid : Duitse en Franse beeldhouwkunst 1200-1600 uit het Rijksmuseum Amsterdam, p. 54).

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  • Subject

  • Place

  • Period

    1578-11 - 1578-12

Acquisition and rights

  • Credit line

    On loan from the City of Wageningen

  • Copyright

    Public domain

  • Provenance

    Commissioned by the Ros family and installed in the Grote Kerk, Wageningen, c. 1548; on loan from the City of Wageningen to the Nederlandsch Museum voor Geschiedenis en Kunst, The Hague, since 1877; transferred to the museum, 1885

Documentation

  • Documentatiemap Beeldhouwkunst & Kunstnijverheid.

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