Hugo Grotius (1583 – 1645) was a statesman, lawyer and writer. In 1613 he was appointed grand pensionary of Rotterdam. He prepared the mayors' meetings and attended the state meetings. His predecessor was Johan van Oldenbarnevelt, who is on the left of the image Hugo de Groot stands. Grotius was a humanist and very religious. He had to pay for his criticism of the prevailing religious views with a prison sentence. In 1618 he was arrested for undermining the religion of the state and sowing division between the provinces. He served his sentence in Loevestein Castle, where he read and studied a lot. In 1621 he escaped in the book chest in which his books were delivered. In 1631 he visited Rotterdam and the statue of Erasmus. The statue Hugo de Groot is a classic statue and made by sculptor Auke Hettema. The work is part of an ensemble in combination with the image of Johan van Oldenbarnevelt en Gijsbert Karel van Hogendorp in front of the stairs of the World Trace Center Rotterdam. In connection with the redevelopment and long-term work on the Coolsingel Hugo de Groot placed in a depot in October 2017. November 2019, the statue was placed in exactly the same place in front of the town hall.
Auke Hettema (Leeuwarden, 1927 - Amsterdam, 2004) studied from 1947, together with his twin brother Renze Hettema, sculpture with, among others, professor Piet Esser at the Rijksacademie van Beeldende Kunsten in Amsterdam. Hettema belonged to the generation of Dutch sculptors, who started their career after the Second World War with making war and resistance monuments, such as the resistance monument in the Prinsentuin in Leeuwarden. He was the winner of the Prix de Rome in 1951.
Hugo Grotius (1583 – 1645) was a statesman, lawyer and writer. In 1613 he was appointed grand pensionary of Rotterdam. He prepared the mayors' meetings and attended the state meetings. His predecessor was Johan van Oldenbarnevelt, who is on the left of the image Hugo de Groot stands. Grotius was a humanist and very religious. He had to pay for his criticism of the prevailing religious views with a prison sentence. In 1618 he was arrested for undermining the religion of the state and sowing division between the provinces. He served his sentence in Loevestein Castle, where he read and studied a lot. In 1621 he escaped in the book chest in which his books were delivered. In 1631 he visited Rotterdam and the statue of Erasmus. The statue Hugo de Groot is a classic statue and made by sculptor Auke Hettema. The work is part of an ensemble in combination with the image of Johan van Oldenbarnevelt en Gijsbert Karel van Hogendorp in front of the stairs of the World Trace Center Rotterdam. In connection with the redevelopment and long-term work on the Coolsingel Hugo de Groot placed in a depot in October 2017. November 2019, the statue was placed in exactly the same place in front of the town hall.
Auke Hettema (Leeuwarden, 1927 - Amsterdam, 2004) studied from 1947, together with his twin brother Renze Hettema, sculpture with, among others, professor Piet Esser at the Rijksacademie van Beeldende Kunsten in Amsterdam. Hettema belonged to the generation of Dutch sculptors, who started their career after the Second World War with making war and resistance monuments, such as the resistance monument in the Prinsentuin in Leeuwarden. He was the winner of the Prix de Rome in 1951.
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