File:St.Bavo saves Haarlem 1673.jpg
Summary
Saint Bavo scares off the Kennemmers during their attack on Haarlem in 1274. This painting depicts a Haarlem legend dating from that time. It was painted in 1673 when stories about knights were very popular and Haarlem was eager to show its patron Saint as a courageous knight. This painting shows many similarities with the <a href="//commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Santiago_Matamoros&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Santiago Matamoros (page does not exist)">Santiago Matamoros</a> legend, that gained popularity at about the same time. The painting was commissioned exactly 100 years after the <a href="//commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Siege_of_Haarlem&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Siege of Haarlem (page does not exist)">siege of Haarlem</a>. The painting is not historically accurate, since Haarlem was not a walled city until the late middle ages. The view shown of Haarlem from the west is accurate for 1673 however.
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| current | 09:41, 6 January 2017 | | 666 × 427 (48 KB) | 127.0.0.1 (talk) | Saint Bavo scares off the Kennemmers during their attack on Haarlem in 1274. This painting depicts a Haarlem legend dating from that time. It was painted in 1673 when stories about knights were very popular and Haarlem was eager to show its patron Saint as a courageous knight. This painting shows many similarities with the <a href="//commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Santiago_Matamoros&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Santiago Matamoros (page does not exist)">Santiago Matamoros</a> legend, that gained popularity at about the same time. The painting was commissioned exactly 100 years after the <a href="//commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Siege_of_Haarlem&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Siege of Haarlem (page does not exist)">siege of Haarlem</a>. The painting is not historically accurate, since Haarlem was not a walled city until the late middle ages. The view shown of Haarlem from the west is accurate for 1673 however. |
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