The Nave and Choir of the Mariakerk in Utrecht
In the young Dutch Republic only Reformed Protestant services were still held in the former Catholic churches. Statues and paintings of saints were prohibited. The 11th-century Mariakerk preserved the decorations of the piers, which Saenredam here rendered in great detail – even applying gold leaf. At the left visitors look at an image of a bull on one of the piers: according to legend, this column continued to sink during
construction until it was grounded on a bull’s hide.
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The Nave and Choir of the Mariakerk in Utrecht
In the young Dutch Republic only Reformed Protestant services were still held in the former Catholic churches. Statues and paintings of saints were prohibited. The 11th-century Mariakerk preserved the decorations of the piers, which Saenredam here rendered in great detail – even applying gold leaf. At the left visitors look at an image of a bull on one of the piers: according to legend, this column continued to sink during
construction until it was grounded on a bull’s hide.
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In de jonge Republiek werden i ...... een stierenvel werd geplaatst.
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In the young Dutch Republic on ...... was grounded on a bull’s hide.
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Het middenschip en koor van de Mariakerk in Utrecht
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The Nave and Choir of the Mariakerk in Utrecht
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1641
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1641
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buitenmaat diepte 7,3 cm
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depth 7.3 cm
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drager breedte 95 cm
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drager hoogte 121,5 cm
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support height 121.5 cm
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support width 95 cm
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Collectie: schilderijen
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Collection: paintings
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second quarter 17th century
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tweede kwart 17e eeuw
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