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Along Amsterdam’s Canals- Drawings from the Royal Antiquarian Society of the Netherlands
Since the seventeenth century countless draughtsmen have pictured Amsterdam inside and out. The high point was reached in the eighteenth century with accurately executed, colourful cityscapes in which the sun always seemed to be shining. Visitors to the exhibition will be transported from the outskirts of the city, with views of the canals around the bulwarks, to the centre with views of the Amstel and the ring of canals. The topographical draughtsmen represented in the exhibition – including Jan van Call (1656-1703), Reinier Vinkeles (1741-1816), Jan de Beijer (1703-1780), Johannes Schouten (1716-1792), Jacob Cats (1741-1799) and Gerrit Lamberts (1776-1850) – show how the city looked centuries ago and (although often still recognizable) how much some places have changed over time.
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Since the seventeenth century countless draughtsmen have pictured Amsterdam inside and out. The high point was reached in the eighteenth century with accurately executed, colourful cityscapes in which the sun always seemed to be shining. Visitors to the exhibition will be transported from the outskirts of the city, with views of the canals around the bulwarks, to the centre with views of the Amstel and the ring of canals. The topographical draughtsmen represented in the exhibition – including Jan van Call (1656-1703), Reinier Vinkeles (1741-1816), Jan de Beijer (1703-1780), Johannes Schouten (1716-1792), Jacob Cats (1741-1799) and Gerrit Lamberts (1776-1850) – show how the city looked centuries ago and (although often still recognizable) how much some places have changed over time.
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