dpd_0890
A guard (Dutch: 'wachter') is watching the surrounding landscape from the tower of a castle; two soldiers walking in front of the building, Jahweh-tetragram in the sky: elaborate frame decorated with symbols of vigilance: crane, cock, winged hourglass, and dogs; trumpeting angels
SOO DE HEERE DE STAT NIET EN BEWAERT, SOO WAKEN DE WACHTERS TEVERGEEFS (NL)
Iconclass notations
11C13
tetragram (in Roman or Hebrew script) ~ symbol of God the Father
11G191
angel(s) represented as child(ren)
11G21
angels singing, making music
23U22(+0):25F(+342)
hourglass (+ variant)❧animals (+ wings of an animal)
25D12
kinds of non-precious stone
25F37(CRANE)(+1)
shore-birds and wading-birds: crane (+ animals used symbolically)
25F37(CRANE)(+5245)
shore-birds and wading-birds: crane (+ animal(s) holding something)
25G4(REED)
plants and herbs: reed
25H11
mountains
25I12
prospect of city, town panorama, silhouette of city
31D14
adult man
34B11(+91)
dog (+ animals used symbolically)
34B11(+915)
dog (+ ornamental variants of animals)
34B232(+51)
fowl (cock, hen, chicken, etc.) (+ male animal)
34B232(+91)
fowl (cock, hen, chicken, etc.) (+ animals used symbolically)
41A12
castle
45B
the soldier; the soldier's life
45B31
guard duty, keeping sentry
48A98(+2)
ornaments ~ art (+ framing decorations)
48A982
anthropomorphic ornament
48A9832
fruits and vegetables ~ ornament
48A984
ornament derived from animal forms
48A9856
ornament derived from architectural details
48A9857(WINGED HOURGLASS)
(WINGED HOURGLASS) ornaments derived from objects (WINGED HOURGLASS)
48A9875
ornament ~ festoon, garland
48C7352
horn, trumpet, cornet, trombone, tuba
48C7525
one person playing wind instrument
49L8
inscription
52A23(+3)
Alertness, Vigilance; 'Guardia', 'Vigilanza', 'Vigilanza per difendersi & oppugnare altri' (Ripa) (+ symbolical representation of concept)
71X1(Ps. 127:1)4
the book of Psalms (with BOOK CHAPTER:VERSE) - the book of Psalms ~ other scenes
86(ALS DE HERE DE STAD NIET BEWAART, TEVERGEEFS WAAKT DE WACHTER.)
proverbs, sayings, etc. (ALS DE HERE DE STAD NIET BEWAART, TEVERGEEFS WAAKT DE WACHTER.)