Atlas
Both façades of the Town Hall are surmounted by three bronze statues. On the rear elevation, Atlas shoulders a celestial globe – of which this is the scale model (without the globe) – with Temperance and Vigilance at his side. On the front elevation, Peace is flanked by the virtues Wisdom and Justice. The message expressed here is that universal peace, on earth and in heaven, depends on these four virtues.
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Atlas
Both façades of the Town Hall are surmounted by three bronze statues. On the rear elevation, Atlas shoulders a celestial globe – of which this is the scale model (without the globe) – with Temperance and Vigilance at his side. On the front elevation, Peace is flanked by the virtues Wisdom and Justice. The message expressed here is that universal peace, on earth and in heaven, depends on these four virtues.
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Bruikleen van de gemeente Amsterdam
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On loan from the City of Amsterdam
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Beide gevels van het stadhuis ...... n, zo luidt hier de boodschap.
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Both façades of the Town Hall ...... depends on these four virtues.
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BK-AM-51-7
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Rijksmuseum
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Atlas
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Atlas
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created
c. 1656
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ca. 1656
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extent
height 78 cm
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hoogte 78 cm
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Collectie: beeldhouwwerken
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Collection: sculptures
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temporal
derde kwart 17e eeuw
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third quarter 17th century
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