Summoning of the Paupers, Stone Tablet from the Facade of the Nieuwezijds Huiszittenhuis in Amsterdam

Willem de Keyser, after Pieter Jansz, 1649

Willem de Keyser (?) (1603 - after 1678). Summoning the paupers. Tablet from the Nieuwezijds Huiszittenhuis. Obernkirchen sandstone. Amsterdam, c. 1649. On loan from the City of Amsterdam.

  • Artwork typesculpture
  • Object numberBK-AM-40-B
  • Dimensionsheight 75 cm x width 113 cm x depth 20 cm, weight 263 kg
  • Physical characteristicsObernkirchener sandstone

Identification

  • Title(s)

    Summoning of the Paupers, Stone Tablet from the Facade of the Nieuwezijds Huiszittenhuis in Amsterdam

  • Object type

  • Object number

    BK-AM-40-B

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Creation

  • Creation

    • sculptor: Willem de Keyser, Amsterdam
    • designer: after Pieter Jansz

  • Dating

    1649

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Material and technique

  • Physical description

    Obernkirchener sandstone

  • Dimensions

    • height 75 cm x width 113 cm x depth 20 cm
    • weight 263 kg

Acquisition and rights

  • Credit line

    On loan from the City of Amsterdam

  • Copyright

    Public domain

  • Provenance

    Commissioned by the regents of the Nieuwezijds Huiszittenhuis, Amsterdam for the facade of their building on the Prinsengracht, c. 1649; removed from the facade, 1873; on loan to the museum, from the city of Amsterdam, since 1877; on loan to the Hermitage Amsterdam, since 2014

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