HARMENSZ REMBRANDT
(1606-1669)
Copyright © Trustees of Cecil Higgins Art Gallery, Bedford.
Extract taken from Prints, Cecil Higgins Art Gallery .
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HARMENSZ REMBRANDT (1606-1669) |
| Rembrandt |
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| 1606 – 1669 | |
| A view of Amsterdam | |
| c.1640 | |
| Etching | |
| 12 x 15.8 | |
| P.455 | |
| The view depicted appears to be from the bank of the River Y, north-west of Amsterdam. Dr. Jan Six identifies the square tower as the old Stadhuis without the west tower, which was built in 1631-8, thus dating the etching to before 1638. However, Rembrandt would frequently alter subjects for the sake of the composition, so this hypothesis cannot be considered as accurate. | |
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Copyright © Trustees of Cecil Higgins Art Gallery, Bedford. Extract taken from Prints, Cecil Higgins Art Gallery . |
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