The Nieuwe Kerk and the Town Hall on the Dam in Amsterdam

The Nieuwe Kerk and the Town Hall on the Dam in Amsterdam

SK-A-305

signature: ‘I.k Ouwater’

This painting was made as the pendant to The Sint- Antoniuswaag in Amsterdam. In both, Ouwater plays with contrasts of light and shade in a similar fashion. The cloudy skies set the tone. The imposing town hall in the foreground is in shadow, while the Nieuwe Kerk somewhat further back is bathed in sunlight.

painter: Isaac Ouwater

c. 1780 - c. 1790

olieverf op doek

height 59 cm x width 73 cm

purchase 1819

Public domain

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https://id.rijksmuseum.nl/20027073