Gisbertus Voetius

300 years Utrecht University & semi-triangle children's stamps 1985

Written in: Dutch • redactie • April 17, 2022

1) The most striking details on both Utrecht University stamps (nvph 287/88) are immediately seen and named, namely the images of the Greek goddess Pallas Athena and Professor Gisbertus Voetius. 2) Other substantive details such as Latin names and...

Anna Maria van Schurman stamp (nvph 1153)

Written in: Dutch • redactie • October 28, 2018

For the Anna Maria van Schurman stamp (NVPH 1153), designer Daphne Duijvelshoff used a self-portrait of hers from 1640. Grey horizontal stripes run across the portrait on the layered stamp, with which the designer shields her secluded place behind a...

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