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Interior of the Church of St Bavo in Haarlem
Pieter Jansz. Saenredam (signed by artist), 1636-04-15
Saenredam specialized in architectural painting. He studied buildings closely, making detailed drawings of them, which he then reworked into paintings. Here he chose a vantage point from behind an arch, which creates a second framing element. Our gaze is automatically drawn upwards to the old organ, which has a painted scene of the Resurrection of Christ. This is a remnant of the by-then long-abolished Catholic decoration.
- Artwork typepainting
- Object numberSK-A-359
- Dimensionsdepth 7 cm, height 93.7 cm x width 55.2 cm
- Physical characteristicsolieverf op paneel