Church Interior

1774

Cornelis Ploos van Amstel (editor) and Bernhard Schreuder (printmaker), after Pieter Jansz Saenredam

Associated Names
Cornelis Ploos van Amstel

Editor, Dutch, 1726 - 1798

Bernhard Schreuder

Artist, Dutch, died 1780

Pieter Jansz Saenredam

Artist After, Dutch, 1597 - 1665

This is a painting of the interior of a grand cathedral or church. The image shows a spacious interior with tall columns and a checkerboard-patterned floor. The architecture is elaborate, featuring arched windows with stained glass filtering light into the space. Decorative crests and ornamental elements adorn the walls and columns. The interior space is open and tranquil, suggesting a place of worship.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    roulette and etching with burnishing printed in black ink on laid paper and hand-colored with wash

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Sherwood B. Smith, Jr.

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 19.2 × 15.1 cm (7 9/16 × 5 15/16 in.) cut within platemark

  • Accession Number

    1977.67.31

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Laurentius et al. 1980, no. 21, State iii/iii

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1980

  • Laurentius, Th. et al. Cornelis Ploos van Amstel 1726-1798, kunstverzamelaar en prentuitgever. Assen: Van Gorcum, 1980.

Markings

verso: artist's mark (Eusman 3)

Wikidata ID

Q65567290

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