The Submission of Prince Dipo Negoro to General De Kock
| The Submission of Prince Dipo Negoro to General De Kock | |
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| Dutch: De onderwerping van Diepo Negoro aan luitenant-generaal baron De Kock | |
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| Artist | Nicolaas Pieneman |
| Year | c. 1830–35 |
| Medium | Oil on canvas |
| Dimensions | 77 cm × 100 cm (30 in × 39 in) |
| Location | Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, Netherlands |
| Accession | SK-A-2238 |
The Submission of Prince Dipo Negoro to General De Kock (Dutch: De onderwerping van Diepo Negoro aan luitenant-generaal baron De Kock) is an oil painting on canvas painted by Nicolaas Pieneman between 1830 and 1835. It depicts, from a victorious Dutch colonial perspective, the capture of Prince Diponegoro in 1830, which signaled the end of the Java War (1825–1830).
The painting depicts the capture of Prince Diponegoro, a Javanese noble and major leader in the Java War, by Lieutenant General Hendrik Merkus de Kock on 28 March 1830. The arrest is portrayed from a Dutch colonial perspective, with Diponegoro abandoning his followers and submitting peacefully to a confident De Kock as the Dutch flag flies high above the lieutenant general's home. Diponegoro stands a step below De Kock, who is pointing towards the carriage which will take the guerrilla leader into exile.
Diponegoro's soldiers leave their weapons on the ground, following their leader's submission; some throw themselves to the ground in front of him. All appear submissive to the Dutch power, in what the art historian Werner Krauss describes as recognition that "de Kock's stern action is for the best of the Javanese, and that poor General de Kock had no choice but to send Pangeran Diponegoro away, just like a loving father has to send a misguided son away in order to teach him a valuable lesson".
This oil painting on canvas measures 77 by 100 centimetres (30 by 39 in).
Diponegoro (1785–1855), a descendant of the Sultans of Yogyakarta, was passed over several times for ascension to the throne. In 1825, after declaring himself Ratu Adil and his enemies infidels for their lax practice of Islam, he began a war against the reigning sultan and the Dutch colonial government. In the five-year struggle that followed, which was waged over much of central Java, over 200,000 Javanese and 15,000 Dutch soldiers were killed. On 28 March 1830, with most other guerrilla leaders captured, Diponegoro was invited to come to Lieutenant General De Kock's home in Magelang to negotiate an end of hostilities and guaranteed safety of passage. There, after three hours, Diponegoro was arrested. He was exiled to Makassar, Sulawesi, where he remained until his death.
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