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View of Amsterdam
Claes Jansz. Visscher (II) (mentioned on object), 1611
In the middle of the foreground is the Maid of Amsterdam, surrounded by merchants from all corners of the globe offering her their riches. The ‘East Indians’ and Chinese bring precious stones, nutmeg, porcelain and silk. The legend below the image refers to Amsterdam as the ‘trading capital of the entire world’ and recounts how the holds of the city’s ‘floating castles’ (the ships) were laden with cargo from the farthest reaches of the earth.
- Artwork typeprint
- Object numberRP-P-AO-20-22
- Dimensionsheight 62.8 cm x width 171.7 cm x depth 2 cm, height 441 mm x width 1470 mm, height 256 mm x width 142 mm, height 256 mm x width 380 mm, height 256 mm x width 381 mm, height 256 mm x width 251 mm
- Physical characteristicsets en gravure met teksten in boekdruk