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Description: | Similarly to many Dutch artists of the early nineteenth century, Jan Hendrik Verheyen was heavily influenced by his seventeenth-century predecessors. His townscapes are particularly reminiscent of those by Jan van der Heyden whose topographical scenes placed a strong emphasis on architectural structure. This painting by Verheyen demonstrates his mutual interest in architecture. Rather than depicting a specific place the painting depicts an imagined composition of different-styled gables, chimneys and towers, with the arch of a bridge leading the eye across the canal in the foreground. The activities in the street reflect the light-hearted nature of this rather implausible mixture. | Subjects: | townscape; everyday life | Source: | Vads | Creator: | Artist: Verheyen, Jan Hendrik (Dutch artist, 1778-1846) Æ | Identifier: | http://www.vads.ac.uk/large.php?uid=8844... | Go to resource |
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