King's mantle to Crown

On April 30th 2013 Her Majesty the Queen Beatrix will resign as Queen of the Netherlands and her son, the Prince of Orange, will be inaugurated as King Willem-Alexander. Outwardly this would appear an easy process but what are the actual workings behind an abdication and Royal inauguration? We asked these questions to Vrije Academie lecturer and art historian Carien Kanters. Carien has put together a beautiful lecture to address this. The King’s mantle will be a special topic, but you will also get an insight into the rituals surrounding the Crown. In addition, the focus will be on the clothing of the protagonists. What was suitable attire for such occasions of state like Royal inaugurations, marriages or official state portraits?


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Guided by many pictures, paintings and photos we can follow the fashionable choices of the Dutch Royal’s closely. Fashion has always played an important role in creating or maintaining image. Historic painters such as Jan Willem Pieneman and his son Nicolaas Pieneman made interesting portraits of the Family of Orange in the nineteenth century. The proud and beautiful Queen Sophie chose the internationally recognised painter Franz Xavier Winterhalter to portray her, who stood in high regard with the nobility of Europe. Also modern Dutch artists such as Carel Willink, Marte Röling and Jeroen Henneman have created portraits of the Dutch Queens and Princesses. Even American pop-art artist Andy Warhol made a screen print portrait of Queen Beatrix.

All in all, a fascinating lecture about a historical moment in the Dutch monarchy.

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