Ruins of Glastonbury Abbey
Rooker excelled in the rendering of buildings. He did not use lines drawn in pen, but rather only a brush and ink or watercolour. He frequently populated his architectural scenes with peasants, labourers and cattle. They often lend his work a gently ironic tone. Glastonbury Abbey had been very prosperous until King Henry VIII dissolved all of the monasteries in 1536, after which most of them gradually went to ruin.
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Ruins of Glastonbury Abbey
Rooker excelled in the rendering of buildings. He did not use lines drawn in pen, but rather only a brush and ink or watercolour. He frequently populated his architectural scenes with peasants, labourers and cattle. They often lend his work a gently ironic tone. Glastonbury Abbey had been very prosperous until King Henry VIII dissolved all of the monasteries in 1536, after which most of them gradually went to ruin.
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Rooker was bijzonder goed in d ...... de meeste langzaam vervielen.
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RP-T-1980-16
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Rijksmuseum
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Ruins of Glastonbury Abbey
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Ruïne van het klooster in Glastonbury
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1794
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1794
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extent
breedte 278 mm
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height 372 mm
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hoogte 372 mm
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width 278 mm
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Collectie: tekeningen
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Collection: drawings
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temporal
fourth quarter 18th century
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vierde kwart 18e eeuw
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