How many symbols of wealth can you spot? #StopScrolling The Netherlands' royal family commissioned this elaborate drawing for a famous series of tapestries, now destroyed, called the "Nassau Genealogy." They depicted the splendor of the lineage of the House of Orange-Nassau from the 1200s to the 1500s. The prestige and wealth of Count Johan IV of Nassau and his wife Maria van Loon-Heinsberg are displayed here in a number of ways. ✨ ornate costumes ✨ lavishly dressed horses ✨ the coats of arms in the upper corners ✨ the inscription in the cartouche at top that identifies Johan and Maria ✨ the land in the back that references the family's vast domains Take a closer look at this piece by the preeminent Netherlandish tapestry designer of the early 1500s at the link in bio. 🏷️ #Getty #Tapestry #Drawing #EuropeanArt #Royals #TheNetherlands