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View of the Golden Bend in the Herengracht
Due to the enormous increase of its population, Amsterdam had to expand during the 17th century: the city’s rings of canals were dug in phases. Here we see the Herengracht under construction, with a few lots still empty. This particular section of the canal became the domain of the very richest. Some of the residents earned their money from trade in Asia, and almost every interior boasted Asian lu…
Publisher
- Rijksmuseum
Subject
- http://iconclass.org/25I145
- http://iconclass.org/41A14
- Herengracht (Amsterdam)
Type of item
- painting
- Art of painting
Medium
- Purchased upon the recommendation of the Vereniging Rembrandt - with the support of the Stichting Nationaal Fonds Kunstbezit, thanks to a gift of the Royal Dutch Shell, and the BankGiro Lottery
Publisher
- Rijksmuseum
Subject
- http://iconclass.org/25I145
- http://iconclass.org/41A14
- Herengracht (Amsterdam)
Type of item
- painting
- Art of painting
Medium
- Purchased upon the recommendation of the Vereniging Rembrandt - with the support of the Stichting Nationaal Fonds Kunstbezit, thanks to a gift of the Royal Dutch Shell, and the BankGiro Lottery
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
- 1671 - 1672
- 1671/1672
- 1671/1672
Place-Time
- third quarter 17th century
Places
- Amsterdam
- Amsterdam
- urn:rijksmuseum:thesaurus:RM0001.THESAU.41
Provenance
- …; ? collection Sir William Cuthbert Quilter (1841-1911), Bawdsey Manor, Suffolk;{According to the catalogue of the anonymous sale, part I, London (Sotheby’s), 10 July 2002, no. 42.} …; collection John Quilter, Chelsea Square, Londen/ Dock House, Ramsholt, Suffolk, 1966;{According to the catalogue of the sale anonymous sale, part I, London (Sotheby’s), 10 July 2002, no. 42.} …; the dealer Gooden and Fox, London;{According to the catalogue of the anonymous sale, part I, London (Sotheby’s), 10 July 2002, no. 42.} from whom purchased by private collectors;{According to the catalogue of the anonymous sale, part I, London (Sotheby’s), 10 July 2002, no. 42.}; their daughter;{According to the catalogue of the anonymous sale, part I, London (Sotheby’s), 10 July 2002, no. 42.}; anonymous sale, part I [section the property of a lady(daughter of the previous owners)], London (Sotheby’s), 10 July 2002, no. 42, £611,650, to the dealer Richard Green, London, 2002;{Note RMA.}; from whom purchased by a private collector; from whom purchased by the museum, 2008, with support of Royal Dutch Shell, the Stichting Nationaal Fonds Kunstbezit and the BankGiro Loterij
Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/10934/RM0001.COLLECT.463823
- SK-A-5003
Extent
- height 42.5 cm
- width 57.9 cm
Format
- oak (wood)
- oil paint (paint)
Language
- nl
Is part of
- collection: paintings
- collectie: schilderijen
Providing country
- Netherlands
Collection name
First time published on Europeana
- 2014-05-27T20:16:49.354Z
Last time updated from providing institution
- 2018-03-17T14:38:13.170Z