Interior of a Protestant, Gothic Church, with a Gravedigger in the Choir
The depiction of church interiors was a separate speciality. De Witte was one of the last 17th-century artists to concentrate on these perspectival masterpieces. This painting offers an oblique ‘through-view’ into a church. The columns in the foreground lead the eye into the distance. In the background the light falls on a gravedigger; it was customary for eminent citizens to be buried in churches.
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Interior of a Protestant, Gothic Church, with a Gravedigger in the Choir
The depiction of church interiors was a separate speciality. De Witte was one of the last 17th-century artists to concentrate on these perspectival masterpieces. This painting offers an oblique ‘through-view’ into a church. The columns in the foreground lead the eye into the distance. In the background the light falls on a gravedigger; it was customary for eminent citizens to be buried in churches.
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De Bruijn-van der Leeuw Bequest, Muri, Switzerland
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Legaat van de heer en mevrouw De Bruijn-van der Leeuw, Muri, Zwitserland
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Het schilderen van kerkinterie ...... rs werden in de kerk begraven.
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The depiction of church interi ...... zens to be buried in churches.
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Rijksmuseum
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title
Interieur van een protestantse, gotische kerk, met een grafdelver in het koor
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Interior of a Protestant, Gothic Church, with a Gravedigger in the Choir
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1669
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1669
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extent
breedte 33,5 cm
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height 44.5 cm
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hoogte 44,5 cm
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width 33.5 cm
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Collectie: schilderijen
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Collection: paintings
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provenance
…; ? sale [seller ‘S’],{Ms not ...... p. 99-100, 104, nos. 94, 109.}
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temporal
derde kwart 17e eeuw
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third quarter 17th century
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