Begraef-plaets der Joden, buyten Amsteldam (Jewish Cemetery outside Amsterdam)

1670

Abraham Blooteling after Jacob van Ruisdael

Associated Names
Abraham Blooteling

Artist, Dutch, 1640 - 1690

Abraham Blooteling

Publisher, Dutch, 1640 - 1690

Jacob van Ruisdael

Artist After, Dutch, c. 1628/1629 - 1682

The image shows a landscape with an elevated point of view, featuring a cemetery in a wooded area. A church steeple rises above the treetops in the distance. The scene is depicted in a monochrome etching style with detailed line work and cross-hatching, creating a textured appearance. Gravestones and tomb memorials of various shapes and sizes are seen, with lush foliage surrounding the cemetery. The sky is subtly shaded with scattered clouds, and the color palette is primarily sepia tones.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 20.8 x 27.8 cm (8 3/16 x 10 15/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1999.64.1

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Hollstein, no. 115

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1949

  • Hollstein, F.W.H. et al. Dutch and Flemish etchings, engravings and woodcuts, ca. 1450-1700. 72 vols. Amsterdam, 1950: vol. II: no. 115.

Inscriptions

Lower left, in plate: I van Ruysdael invent.; lower center, in plate: Begraef-plaets der Joden, buyten Amsteldam.; lower right, in plate: A. Blootelingh fecit et exc. 1670.

Watermarks

Arms of Amsterdam with MH

Wikidata ID

Q75423108

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