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Bird's-eye view of the St. Margaretha Monastery and the St. Paul Brothers Monastery in Amsterdam, Monastery of St. Margaretha, der Bervoeters, and Huyssitten Magazyn. Ao. 1544, 't Monastery of the Paulinians. Ao. 1544, print, publisher: Johannes van Septeren (I), Amsterdam, 1729, printmaker, paper, etching, height 110 mm x width 135 mm x height 115 mm x width 140 mm, Print published in: Long, 1729., abbey, monastery, convent, Roman Catholic church, Sint-Margaretha Monastery, Sint-Paulusbroeders Monastery, A pair of engraved bird’s-eye views stacked vertically, each showing a walled complex of buildings with pitched roofs and a central courtyard; the top engraving depicts a rectangular enclosure with uniform multi-windowed facades, a small church-like structure with a tall spire at one corner, and a few tiny human figures near the walls, all rendered in fine parallel hatching and crosshatching under a sky with a few clouds; the bottom engraving shows a larger enclosed site with a prominent Gothic-style church building featuring buttresses and tall arched windows, surrounding ancillary buildings, rows of trees within the walls, a tall slender spire rising near the center, and small figures outside the perimeter, also executed in detailed line engraving under a clouded sky.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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Keywords

Bird's-eye view St Margaretha Monastery Paul Brothers Monastery Amsterdam Monastery Margaretha der Bervoeters Huyssitten Magazyn Ao 1544 t Monastery Paulinians print publisher Johannes van Septeren I 1729 printmaker paper etching height 110 mm x width 135 mm x height 115 mm x 140 mm Print published in Long abbey monastery convent Roman Catholic church Sint-Margaretha Monastery Sint-Paulusbroeders Monastery pair engraved bird’s-eye views stacked vertically showing walled complex buildings pitched roofs central courtyard top engraving depicts rectangular enclosure uniform multi-windowed facades small church- structure tall spire corner tiny human figures near walls rendered fine parallel hatching crosshatching under sky clouds bottom engraving larger enclosed site prominent Gothic-style church building featuring buttresses tall arched windows surrounding ancillary buildings rows trees within tall slender spire rising near center small figures outside perimeter also executed detailed line under clouded sky