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Gerard Potuijt 🚶♂️
March 10, 2021
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The Erasmus statue is a statue of Desiderius Erasmus designed by sculptor Hendrick de Keyser. As far as is known, it is the oldest bronze statue in the Netherlands. The statue was built in 1622 by the Rotterdam bronze founder Jan Cornelisz. Ouderogge cast and placed on the Grotemarkt. The bronze statue's placement was criticized by Calvinist ministers who called Erasmus a libertine and a mocker of religion.
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•Gerard Potuijt 🚶♂️
March 10, 2021
Hiking
Trouble with the pedestal
In 1996, the statue was removed from its place because it had suddenly fallen forward. This was certainly not the first time that this had happened. …
In 1996, the statue was removed from its place because it had suddenly fallen forward. This was certainly not the first time that this had happened. …
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•Gerard Potuijt 🚶♂️
March 10, 2021
Hiking
first wooden statue
It was Erasmus, who was so averse to all outward show, that our ancestors put on the market. The statue of Erasmus is one of the first …
It was Erasmus, who was so averse to all outward show, that our ancestors put on the market. The statue of Erasmus is one of the first …
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