Strijd om de gouden stok (heerschappij van de wereld)
Adam Willaerts
ca. 1615 - ca. 1630
Medium
oil on panel
Dimensions
38.4; 0.5; 6; 55.9
About this artwork
oil on panel
Art Historical Context
**Strijd om de g stok (heerschapp van de wereld)**, created by Dutch Golden Age painter Adam Willaerts around 1615–1630, captures a dramatic struggle for supremacy in this oil-on-panel work (38.4 × 55.9 cm). Willaerts, known for lively marine and history scenes, often depicted naval encounters reflecting the era's seafaring ambitions. This compact cabinet painting, housed in the Rijksmuseum, likely portrays an allegorical or historical battle for a golden staff symbolizing world dominion—a potent emblem amid the Dutch Republic's rise as a maritime power during the Eighty Years' War and the Twe...