Queen Beatrix on Wednesday will open the exhibition Constantijn and Christiaan Huygens - A Golden Legacy in the royally well connected Grote Kerk in The Hague. It is her last public engagement ahead of her abdication on April 30.
The exhibition about the
House of Orange, the Golden Age, and
the development of science shows which influence the
work of father and son Huygens
still has today.
Showpiece of the exhibition is a replica
of the Orange Hall in Palace Huis ten Bosch, the queen’s residence. The architecture of the Orange Hall and her paintings
are considered as one of the highlights of Dutch arts in the Golden Age. Constantijn Huygens was
actively involved in devising the
‘Oranjezaal’.
Constantijn Huygens was, besides art connoisseur and poet, advisor of the Princes of Orange. His son Christian was an influential scholar in mathematics, physics and astronomy.
Both were competent and successful in spreading their scientific discoveries and artistic taste. With their knowledge and expertise they have contributed to the important position of the Republic of the Seven United Netherlands in the Golden Age.
Queen Beatrix on Monday will host a dinner at Amsterdam’s renowed and only recently re-opened Rijksmuseum, one day later she will sign the Act of Abdication.
[The 'Grote Kerk' in The Hague' has many royal connections. Princess Amalia was baptised here, the Queen's son Prince Constantijn, sister Princess Margriet, parents Princess Juliana and Prince Bernhard, and grandparents Queen Wilhelmina and Prince Hendrik, all married here]
© RoyalblogNL Hans Jacobs
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