# Tomb of William the Silent [View the canonical artwork record]() ## Artwork - Artist: [KEYSER, Hendrick de]() - Date: 1601-1650 - Technique: Marble and bronze. height 765 cm ## Commentary Tomb of William the Silent 1614-20 Marble and bronze. height 765 cm Nieuwe Kerk, Delft Commissioned in 1614 by the States General from Hendrick de Keyser, William's marble and bronze tomb was finished by Hendrick's son, Pieter. Seated at the head of the white marble 'gisant', the bronze figure of the Prince of Orange, dressed in armor, presumably looks to his army. At the foot of the recumbent statue is a bronze Fame, and the corner figures of Justice, Prudence, Religion, and Liberty comlpete the tomb's symbolic program. Stressing his monument's architectural character, De Keyser has made his sculptures serve the structure. The figures combine a thorough understanding of Renaissance forms with the realism and modes of expression characteristic of Dutch Calvinism. De Keyser was also responsible for numerous architectural projects. ## Related artworks - [Effigy of William the Silent]() - [Exterior view]() - [Justice]() - [Liberty]() - [Man with a Hat]() - [Organfront]() - [Portrait of Vincent Coster]() - [Tomb of William the Silent]() ## Attribution [Web Gallery of Art]()