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Netherlandish Renaissance Art
The Low Countries comprise the coastal Rhine–Meuse–Scheldt delta region in Western Europe, whose definition usually includes the modern countries of Luxembourg, Belgium, the Netherlands and parts of French Flanders, Northern France. Both Belgium and the Netherlands derived their names from earlier names for the region, due to ''nether'' meaning "low" and ''Belgica'' being the Latinization of names, Latinized name for all the Low Countries, a nomenclature that became obsolete after Belgian Revolution, Belgium's secession in 1830. The Low Countries—and the Netherlands and Belgium—had in their history exceptionally many and widely varying names, resulting in equally varying names in different languages. There is diversity even within languages: the use of one word for the country and another for the adjective form is common. This holds for English, where ''Dutch'' is the adjective form for the country "the Netherlands". Moreover, many languages have the same word for both ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leo Belgicus (Dutch-Belgic Lion Of The Low Countries) Famiano Strada C1647
The Leo Belgicus (Latin, 'wikt:Belgic, Belgic Lion') was used in both heraldry and map design to symbolize the former Low Countries (current day Netherlands, Luxembourg, Belgium and a small part of northern France) with the shape of a lion. When not in map form, the Leo Belgicus often accompanies the Dutch Maiden, the national personification of the Dutch Republic. Often both sit in a circular fenced enclosure, the "Garden of Holland". Europa regina, showing Europe as a queen, was a comparable schematic. The Leo Belgicus is also the name of the Belgian lion or the Brabantian lion, this lion is seen on the coat of arms of Belgium and the flag of the provinces of Flemish and Walloon Brabant. Terminology The names derived from the Belgae (and thus including ''Belgica (other), Belgica'') are now mostly identified with the country Belgium; yet before the division of the Low Countries into a southern and a northern half in the 16th century, it was a common name for the e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
