Banquet at the Crossbowmen’s Guild in Celebration of the Treaty of Münster

Banquet of the Amsterdam Civic Guard in Celebration of the Peace of Münster (1648) is a group portrait oil painting by the Dutch painter Bartholomeus van der Helst. It is an example of Dutch Golden Age painting and is considered one of the highlights of the Amsterdam Museum, though it is generally on show in the Rijksmuseum.

The painting is one of the largest civic guard group portraits for which most of the sitters are known and most of the portrayed objects have survived.

The painting is about retiring from active duty, because the Peace of Münster had finally been signed after years of negotiations. The main figures are seen with the attributes of the civic guard guilds. On the right Cornelis Jan Witsen heads up the table, holding the silver drinking horn of the Voetboogdoelen, Amsterdam.

The art historian J.J. de Gelder mentioned the painting is dated 1648 but was probably finished at l…

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