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The Regents of the Spinhuis and Nieuwe Werkhuis, Amsterdam
Karel du Jardin (1626–1678), oil on canvas, 1669
A servant bringing a letter temporarily interrupts a meeting. The other five men are the regents of the Amsterdam Spinhuis, the female house of correction. The women imprisoned there for theft or begging spent most of their days spinning. Affluent citizens like these gentlemen administered these sorts of institutions. Thus was civic peace maintained.
- Artwork typepainting
- Object numberSK-C-4
- Dimensionsheight 225 cm x width 390 cm x weight 97 kg
- Physical characteristicsolieverf op doek