(Encyclopedia) Hoek van HollandHoek van Hollandh&oobreve;k vän hôlˈänt [key] or Hook of Holland, district of Rotterdam, W Netherlands, on the North Sea. It is an outer port of Rotterdam, with…
(Encyclopedia) Haren, Willem vanHaren, Willem vanvĭlˈəm vän häˈrən [key], 1710–68, Dutch poet, b. Friesland, of a noble family. His chief work is an epic poem, Friso (1741). His brother, Onno Zwier…
(Encyclopedia) Oldenbarneveldt, Johan vanOldenbarneveldt, Johan vanyōhänˈ vän ôlˌdənbärˈnəvĕlt [key], 1547–1619, Dutch statesman. He aided William the Silent in the struggle for Dutch independence…
(Encyclopedia) Oost, Jacob vanOost, Jacob vanyäˈkōp vän ōst [key], the elder, 1601–71, Flemish portrait and religious painter, b. Bruges. He spent most of his life in Bruges, with the exception of…
(Encyclopedia) Lucas van LeydenLucas van Leydenlüˈkäs vän līˈdən [key], 1494–1533, Dutch historical and genre painter and engraver. With Lucas, Dutch painting of scenes from daily life may be said to…
(Encyclopedia) Mander, Karel vanMander, Karel vankäˈrəl vän mänˈdər [key], 1548–1606, Flemish painter and humanist. He wrote plays on biblical themes and translated from the classics. He is known…
(Encyclopedia) Maerlant, Jacob vanMaerlant, Jacob vanyäˈkōp vän märˈlänt [key], c.1235–c.1300, Flemish poet, earliest important figure of Dutch literature. He wrote lyric poems and chivalric verse…
