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| Keywords: St.Bavo saves Haarlem 1673.jpg en Saint Bavo scares off the Kennemmers during their attack on Haarlem in 1274 This painting depicts a Haarlem legend dating from that time It was painted in 1673 when stories about knights were very popular and Haarlem was eager to show its patron Saint as a courageous knight This painting shows many similarities with the Santiago Matamoros legend that gained popularity at about the same time The painting was commissioned exactly 100 years after the siege of Haarlem The painting is not historically accurate since Haarlem was not a walled city until the late middle ages The view shown of Haarlem from the west is accurate for 1673 however Collection of St Bavo Cathedral Haarlem the Netherlands Creator Reyer Jacobsz van Blommendael 1673 http //www geheugenvannederland nl/ /nl/items/FHM01 OS-I-174 PD-Art-100 Grote Kerk in Haarlem in art History of Haarlem Saint Bavo 1673 paintings City walls of Haarlem Reyer Jacobsz van Blommendael Paintings in KathedraalMuseum Haarlem in art | ||||
