Caption
The Old Town Hall of Amsterdam burned down on July 7, 1652, View of the Old Town Hall in Amsterdam, print, View of the Old Town Hall in Amsterdam on the west side of the Dam. On the far left the first house of the Kalverstraat, to the right of that the Gasthuissteeg., after painting by Pieter Jansz Saenredam (possibly), Amsterdam, publisher: Nicolaes Visscher (I), publisher: widow Nicolaes Visscher (II), 1652 - 1720, printmaker, paper, etching, engraving, height 149 mm x width 196 mm, townhall, Dam (Amsterdam), Amsterdam City Hall (14th century-1652), Kalverstraat, St. Elisabeth's Hospital (Amsterdam), A detailed ink drawing of a row of buildings with ornate facades and varied rooflines, including a central structure with arched openings at ground level, a steep gabled roof, decorative window frames, and a tall tower rising behind it with a clock face; adjacent buildings show stepped gables, multiple windows, and a narrow spire with a weather vane. The foreground shows a street scene with small figures walking and interacting, some seated or riding, a dog running, and a horse being led. The sky above is filled with delicate, linear clouds.
Credit line
Photo12/Liszt Collection
Reference
LZT26B34_222
License type
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48.8Mb (6.2Mb) / 15.7in x 12.1in / 4719 x 3617 (300dpi)