A Landing in the Moldau River

Paulus Willemsz. van Vianen, in or after 1604 - 1609

In the past there were wooden landings along the banks of the Moldau River where it flowed through Prague’s town centre. Using a lever, the inhabitants could draw buckets of clean water from these landings. The water nearer the bank was polluted by sludge and waste. The outline of the Prague Fortress can be vaguely discerned in the left distance.

  • Artwork typedrawing
  • Object numberRP-T-1978-68(R)
  • Dimensionsheight 120 mm x width 136 mm
  • Physical characteristicspen in bruin, penseel in bruingrijs en licht roodbruin over tekening in grafiet of zwart krijt

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Identification

  • Title(s)

    A Landing in the Moldau River

  • Object type

  • Object number

    RP-T-1978-68(R)

Creation

  • Creation

    draftsman (artist): Paulus Willemsz. van Vianen

  • Dating

    in or after 1604 - 1609

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Material and technique

  • Physical description

    pen in bruin, penseel in bruingrijs en licht roodbruin over tekening in grafiet of zwart krijt

  • Dimensions

    height 120 mm x width 136 mm

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  • Subject

  • Place

Acquisition and rights

  • Acquisition

    purchase 1978

  • Copyright

    Public domain

  • Provenance

    ….; collection of Adolf Friedrich Albert Reinicke (1753-1838), Neu-Strelitz;{Note RMA.} by descent to M. Reinicke, Darmstadt; from whom DM. 250, with xx other objects, to the museum, 1978

  • Remarks

    Please note that this provenance was formulated with a special focus on provenance research for the years 1933-45 and could therefore be incomplete. There may be more (mostly earlier) provenance information known in the museum. In case this item has an uncertain or incomplete provenance for the years 1933-45, the Rijksmuseum welcomes information and assistance in the investigation and clarification of the provenance of all works during that era.

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