The Ruins of the Old Town Hall of Amsterdam after the Fire of 7 July 1652, Jan Abrahamsz. Beerstraten, 1652 - 1666

Title(s)

The Ruins of the Old Town Hall of Amsterdam after the Fire of 7 July 1652

Object type

• painting

Object number

SK-A-21

Inscriptions / marks

• signature: ‘I. Beerstraaten’

Description

De ruïne van het Oude Stadhuis op de Dam te Amsterdam na de brand van 7 juli 1652.

Artist

• painter: Jan Abrahamsz. Beerstraten

Dating

1652 - 1666

Physical features

oil on canvas

Material

• canvas
• oil paint (paint)

Measurements

height 110 cm × width 145 cm
depth 7 cm

What

• landscape with ruins
• ruin of a dwelling, house, castle, etc.
• ruin of a building ~ architecture

Where

• Stadhuis van Amsterdam (14e eeuw-1652)

Acquisition

purchase 1818

Copyright

Public domain

Related

• Fotoreproductie van De puinhopen van het Oude Stadhuis te Amsterdam na de brand van 7 juli 1652 door J.A. Beerstraaten

• Hollandse stadsgezichten uit de Gouden Eeuw, Boudewijn Bakker, Henriette de Bruyn Kops, Ariane van Suchtelen, Arthur K. Wheelock (jr.), p. 64, cat.nr. 2
• All the paintings of the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam : a completely illustrated catalogue : first supplement: 1976-91, p. 42
• All the paintings of the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam : a completely illustrated catalogue, p. 106
• Class distinctions : Dutch painting in the age of Rembrandt and Vermeer, p. 247, fig. 56