Cottages beside a Canal: View of Ouderkerk aan de Amstel

Rembrandt van Rijn, c. 1641

Striking in this etching is that Rembrandt places the horizon very low, so that the sky takes up much more of the composition than the land. It is a wintery landscape, although it is not clear if there is snow on the ground. The thatched-roof cottage in the foreground has an extension, an ‘opkamer’ or upstairs room, used for storage or as bedroom.

  • Artwork typeprint
  • Object numberRP-P-OB-464
  • Dimensionsheight 139 mm x width 206 mm
  • Physical characteristicsets

Identification

  • Title(s)

    • Cottage beside a canal with a view of Ouderkerk
    • Cottages beside a Canal: View of Ouderkerk aan de Amstel
  • Object type

  • Object number

    RP-P-OB-464

  • Inscriptions / marks

    collector's mark: Lugt 240

  • Catalogue reference

    • Hollstein Dutch 228-1(1)
    • Bartsch 228-1(1)
    • New Hollstein Dutch and Flemish (Rembrandt text) 202-1(1)

Creation

  • Creation

    • printmaker: Rembrandt van Rijn
    • after design by Rembrandt van Rijn
  • Dating

    c. 1641

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Material and technique

  • Physical description

    ets

  • Dimensions

    height 139 mm x width 206 mm


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