30 Peace Monuments Related to
Desiderius Erasmus [1466-1536]
"Desiderius Erasmus of Rotterdam, the 'prince of humanists,' brilliantly and devastatingly condemned war not only on Christian but also on secular/rational grounds. His graphic depiction of the miseries of war, together with his impassionate plea for its avoidance, remain unparalleled... If any single individual in the modern world can be credited with 'the invention of peace,' the honour belongs to Erasmus rather than Immanuel Kant whose essay on perpetual peace was published nearly three centuries later."
-- Peter van den Dungen, "Erasmus: 16th Century Pioneer of Peace Education and a Culture of Peace," Journal of East Asia & International Law, Autumn 2009.Click here for Erasmus biography from Wikipedia.
Click here for Erasmus quotations from Wikiquote.Right click image to enlarge.
1517 - "Erasmo de Rotterdam," National Gallery of Ancient Art in Barberini Palace, Via delle Quattro Fontane 13, Rome (Italy). By Quentin Metsys [1466-1530].
1523 - "Erasmus von Rotterdam am Schreibpult," Musée du Louvre, Paris (France). By German painter Hans Holbein the Younger [c1498-1543].
1523 - "Desiderius Erasmus of Rotterdam with Renaissance Pilaster," National Gallery, London (England). By Hans Holbein the Younger [c1498-1543].
T
O
M
B1536? - Tomb of Erasmus, Basler Münster / Basel Minster, Münsterplatz, Basel (Switzerland). Desiderius Erasmus [1466/1469-1536] was a Dutch Renaissance humanist. "He spent several years in Basel and died here in 1536. Although he stayed a Roman Catholic, he was buried in the Minster that was by then the main church of the Protestants in Basel. His bones were lost following changes to the church during the 19th century. They were only positively re-identified in 1974 and now rest under his epitaph." Information courtesy of Gerard Lössbroek.
S
H
I
P1598 - Figurehead on Stern of "De Liefde / Love," Imperial Museum, Tokyo (Japan). Depicts Desiderius Erasmus of Rotterdam [1466-1536]. Originally named "Erasmus," this was first Dutch ship ever to reach Japan but was lost in a storm in 1600. The figurehead was saved in a temple & identified in 1926.
S
T
A
T
U
E
H
I
G
H
S
C
H
O
O
L
1787 - Erasmus Hall High School, 890 Flatbush Avenue, Brooklyn, New York City, New York (USA). "Originally called Erasmus Hall Academy, a private institution of higher learning founded in 1786 by Dutch settlers in Vlacke bos (flat woodland Anglicized to 'Flatbush') was the first secondary school chartered by the New York Regents. The clapboard-sided, Federal style building, was constructed in 1787 on land donated by the Flatbush Dutch Reformed Church, designated a New York City Landmark in 1966, and was donated to the public school system in 1896... A statue of Erasmus (cast from the 1622 original in Rotterdam by Hendrick de Keiser [1565-1621]) was given by an alumnus, Richard Young, and graces the school’s courtyard. Dedicated in 1931, the base is engraved with the words: 'Desiderius Erasmus, the maintainer and restorer of the sciences and polite literature, the greatest man of his century, the excellent citizen who, through his immortal writings, acquired an everlasting fame.' The Academy building, which still stands in the courtyard of the current school, served the students of Erasmus Hall for more than 200 years."
S
T
A
T
U
E
S
C
H
O
O
L
S
T
A
T
U
E1892 - Statue of Juan Luis Vives, National Library of Spain, Madrid (Spain). Sculpted in Italian white marble by Pere Carbonell Huguet [1854–1927]. Juan Luis Vives [1492–1540] was a Valencian Spanish scholar and humanist, known as "Valencia's Erasmus."
Date? - Bust of Juan Luis Vives, Bruges (Belgium). Juan Luis Vives [1492–1540] was a Valencian Spanish scholar & humanist.
B
O
A
T
S
T
A
T
U
E
B
U
S
T
N
O
T
E
U N I V E R S I T Y
U N I V E R S I T Y
U N I V E R S I T Y
B
O
A
T
M
U
S
E
U
M
H O S P I T A L
S C H O O L January 1996 - Erasmus School of Primary Education, 40 Lisson Grove, Hawthorn, Victoria (Australia). "Inspired by the work of the Melbourne School of Philosophy which is directly affiliated with the London School of Economic Science."
B R I D G E
M
E
T
R
O
S C U L P T U R E
M
U
S
E
U
M
M
U
S
E
U
M
T
R
A
I
L
C
O
I
N
June 22, 2017 - "3D printed image of Desiderius Erasmus, Schielandshuis / Schieland House, Korte Hoogstraat , Rotterdam (Netherlands). "A homage to one of Rotterdam's most famous citizens. With the placement of the image opposite the Rotterdam Tourist Information, Rotterdam Partners - member of the Erasmus Committee - hopes to extend the commitment of Erasmus to the city. The 3D-printed statue symbolizes the innovative power of Rotterdam & the innovator Erasmus... Replica of Desiderius Erasmus's image of Hendrick de Keyser, which is located on the Groteek Square next to the Lauren Church. From 1945 to 1963 this picture was temporarily on the square for the Schieland house..." [Google translation] /// Information courtesy of Gerard Lössbroek. N.B.: This is first example I've see of a 3D printed monument - not etched.
