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A Town Gate in Leerdam
Weissenbruch was partial to small Dutch towns where the 17th century was still palpable. The degree of detail in this townscape suggests that he painted it from life. However, because the exterior of the gate was more interesting, he simply turned it around. Moreover, the moment he portrayed was not chosen randomly. The sun shines brightly again after a rain shower, bathing everything in a crisp l…
Publisher
- Rijksmuseum
Subject
- http://iconclass.org/25I1461
- Steigerpoort (Leerdam)
Type of item
- painting
- Art of painting
Publisher
- Rijksmuseum
Subject
- http://iconclass.org/25I1461
- Steigerpoort (Leerdam)
Type of item
- painting
- Art of painting
Providing institution
Aggregator
Rights statement for the media in this item (unless otherwise specified)
- http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/
- http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/
Rights
- Public Domain
- Publiek Domein
Creation date
- c.1868 - c.1870
Place-Time
- third quarter 19th century
Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/10934/RM0001.COLLECT.6530
- SK-A-1160
Extent
- height 77 cm
- width 104 cm
Format
- canvas
- oil paint (paint)
- Canvas
Language
- nl
Is part of
- collection: paintings
- collectie: schilderijen
Providing country
- Netherlands
Collection name
First time published on Europeana
- 2014-05-27T20:13:03.624Z
Last time updated from providing institution
- 2018-03-17T14:37:16.042Z