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Zacharias Paulusz
Zacharias Paulusz (c. 1570-1590 – 1648) was a Dutch Golden Age portrait painter from Alkmaar. Biography According to Houbraken he painted the "Old" or "St. George" schutterij in Alkmaar in 1620, 1627, and 1628, the last of which he saw as an over-the-mantel piece in the "Hopman's" room of the old militia meeting hall in Alkmaar. According to the RKD he painted the "Old" schutterij in 1615, 1621, 1629, and 1630. He signed his works with the monogram ''ZP fecit''. in the RKD The Stedelijk Museum Alkmaar has four schutterstuk, militia pieces by him on display. During the period he painted in Alkmaar, the city had two militia's, that previous to the Protestant Reformation had been called the militias of St. George and St. Sebastian. After the Reformation the civic guard was reorganized and secularized (they no longer kept altars to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Schutterij
Schutterij () refers to a voluntary city guard or citizen militia in the medieval and early modern Netherlands, intended to protect the town or city from attack and act in case of revolt or fire. Their training grounds were often on open spaces within the city, near the city walls, but, when the weather did not allow, inside a church. They are mostly grouped according to their district and to the weapon that they used: bow, crossbow or gun. Together, its members are called a ''Schuttersgilde'', which could be roughly translated as a "shooter's guild". It is now a title applied to ceremonial shooting clubs and to the country's Olympic rifle team. Function The ''schutterij'', civic guard, or town watch, was a defensive military support system for the local civic authority. Its officers were wealthy citizens of the town, appointed by the city magistrates. In the Northern Netherlands, after the formal changeover in civic authority after Beeldenstorm, which depending on the town, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
