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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
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
25H11
mountains
25I12
prospect of city, town panorama, silhouette of city
31D14
adult man
41A12
castle
45B
the soldier; the soldier's life
45B31
guard duty, keeping sentry
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.)