Pediment

Hendrick Rusius, 1654 - 1655

While one side of Regulierspoort showed the town’s old symbol (a cog ship), the other displayed its new coat of arms: three St Andrew’s crosses surmounted by an imperial crown and flanked by two lions. After his visit in 1488, Emperor Maximilian awarded the city the right to include the crown in its heraldic emblem, in gratitude for the warm reception he had received.

  • Artwork typetympanum
  • Object numberBK-C-2014-3
  • Physical characteristicsnatuursteen

Identification

  • Title(s)

    Pediment

  • Object type

  • Object number

    BK-C-2014-3

  • Description

    Timpaan met een reliëf met het huidige stadswapen van Amsterdam met de drie andreaskruisen en de keizerskroon, afkomstig van de voormalige Boterwaag, Amsterdam.

Creation

  • Creation

    sculptor: Hendrick Rusius, Amsterdam

  • Dating

    1654 - 1655

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Material and technique

  • Physical description

    natuursteen

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  • Place

Acquisition and rights

  • Credit line

    On loan from the City of Amsterdam

  • Copyright

    Public domain

Documentation

  • Beschrijving en historische foto van de Waag, afkomstig van het Bureau Monumenten & Archeologie, Gemeente Amsterdam.

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