tomb of William the Silent

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funerary monument mausoleum national monument of the Netherlands

The tomb of William the Silent is the grand marble mausoleum of the Dutch founding father William of Orange, located in Delft’s Nieuwe Kerk and regarded as a key national monument of the Netherlands.

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All labels observed (5)

Label Occurrences
tomb of William the Silent canonical 3
Mausoleum of William the Silent 1
Tomb of William the Silent in the Nieuwe Kerk, Delft 1

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf funerary monument ⓘ
mausoleum ⓘ
national monument of the Netherlands ⓘ
architecturalStyle Dutch Renaissance ⓘ
associatedEvent burial of William the Silent in 1584 (original interment, later monumentalized) ⓘ
associatedWith Eighty Years' War ⓘ
surface form: Dutch Revolt

House of Orange-Nassau ⓘ
burialPlaceOf William I, Prince of Orange ⓘ
surface form: William the Silent
commemorates William I, Prince of Orange ⓘ
surface form: William the Silent
commissionedBy House of Orange-Nassau ⓘ
States General of the Netherlands ⓘ
completionDate circa 1622 ⓘ
country Netherlands ⓘ
creator Hendrick de Keyser ⓘ
dedicatedTo William I, Prince of Orange ⓘ
surface form: William the Silent
depicts William the Silent in armor ⓘ
loyal dog of William the Silent ⓘ
designedBy Hendrick de Keyser ⓘ
hasCulturalRole site of national commemorations ⓘ
hasPart allegorical female figures ⓘ
canopy structure ⓘ
Arms of Orange-Nassau ⓘ
surface form: coat of arms of the House of Orange-Nassau

columns ⓘ
dog sculpture at William the Silent’s feet ⓘ
inscriptions ⓘ
recumbent effigy of William the Silent ⓘ
sarcophagus ⓘ
heritageDesignation rijksmonument ⓘ
inception circa 1614 ⓘ
locatedIn Delft ⓘ
Nieuwe Kerk, Delft ⓘ
South Holland ⓘ
historic center of Delft ⓘ
locatedInBuilding Nieuwe Kerk, Delft ⓘ
surface form: Nieuwe Kerk (New Church), Delft
materialUsed marble ⓘ
monumentType freestanding tomb monument ⓘ
notableFor central position in Nieuwe Kerk ⓘ
elaborate sculptural program ⓘ
grand scale ⓘ
use of white and black marble ⓘ
openToPublic yes ⓘ
partOf View of the Interior of the Nieuwe Kerk in Delft ⓘ
surface form: interior ensemble of Nieuwe Kerk, Delft
religiousContext Protestant church setting ⓘ
significance key national monument of the Netherlands ⓘ
symbol of Dutch independence ⓘ
startDate early 17th century ⓘ
subjectOf art historical studies ⓘ
heritage conservation efforts ⓘ
touristAttraction yes ⓘ

Referenced by (7)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Nieuwe Kerk, Delft → notableFor → tomb of William the Silent ⓘ
Nieuwe Kerk, Delft → contains → tomb of William the Silent ⓘ
this entity surface form: mausoleum of William the Silent
Nieuwe Kerk, Delft → contains → tomb of William the Silent ⓘ
this entity surface form: royal crypt of the House of Orange-Nassau
Hendrick de Keyser → notableWork → tomb of William the Silent ⓘ
this entity surface form: Tomb of William the Silent in the Nieuwe Kerk, Delft
Gerard Houckgeest → depictedSubject → tomb of William the Silent ⓘ
New Church → hasMausoleum → tomb of William the Silent ⓘ
subject surface form: New Church (Delft)
this entity surface form: Mausoleum of William the Silent
View of the Interior of the Nieuwe Kerk in Delft → depicts → tomb of William the Silent ⓘ