Caption

Floor plan of a domed church on the Botermarkt in Amsterdam, Floor Plan of a Dome Church drawn by Dirk Truer Mr. Metzelaer, design, print, Floor plan of a domed church for the Botermarkt, the current Rembrandtplein, in Amsterdam. At the bottom center a scale bar: 100 feet. Unexecuted architectural design., printmaker: Joost van Sassen, Amsterdam, after drawing by Dirk Truer, publisher: Reinier Ottens (I), publisher: Josua Ottens, 1736, paper, engraving, etching, height 341 mm x width 307 mm, interior of church, church (exterior), plan, architecture, Rembrandtplein, Botermarkt (Amsterdam), A detailed architectural floor plan rendered in ink on aged paper, showing a large symmetrical central hall with a rounded cloverlike outline and thick shaded perimeter walls, a grid of small rectangular bays filling the interior, dotted diagonal guides across the grid, and several solid shaded circular or octagonal column bases positioned within the hall; attached to the central hall at angled corners are four smaller rectangular annexes containing subdivided rooms with interior walls, staircases, and small drawn fixtures; a circular compass rose sits near the top edge, and a decorative red circular stamp is visible near the lower right of the plan; thin dashed boundary lines frame parts of the drawing and a linear scale with ticks and a short labeled baseline runs along the bottom edge.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26B34_236

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Keywords

Floor plan domed church Botermarkt Amsterdam Floor Plan Dome Church drawn Dirk Truer Mr Metzelaer design print current Rembrandtplein bottom center scale bar 100 feet Unexecuted architectural design printmaker Joost van Sassen drawing Dirk Truer publisher Reinier Ottens I Josua Ottens 1736 paper engraving etching height 341 mm x width 307 mm interior church exterior plan architecture Rembrandtplein detailed architectural floor plan rendered ink aged paper showing large symmetrical central hall rounded cloverlike outline thick shaded perimeter walls grid small rectangular bays filling dotted diagonal guides across several solid circular octagonal column bases positioned within hall attached central hall angled corners four smaller rectangular annexes containing subdivided rooms interior walls staircases small drawn fixtures circular compass rose sits near top edge decorative red circular stamp visible near lower right thin dashed boundary lines frame parts linear scale ticks short labeled baseline runs bottom edge