Gezicht op bolwerk Westerbeer

Gezicht op bolwerk Westerbeer

anonymous

Details

Dimensions
height 198 mm x width 322 mm
Origin
Amsterdam
Holding institution
Rijksmuseum
Image provider
rijksmuseum
License
Public Domain
Credit
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

Art Genome Taxonomy

9 tags

Subject Matter

  • Landscapes Both · 99%

    The composition is an expansive outdoor view with open ground, a low horizon, vegetation, distant structures, and windmills; the catalog title identifies it as a view of the Westerbeer bastion.

  • Diluted gray-brown washes, softened distant contours, and a pale open sky give the landscape a hazy atmospheric appearance.

Visual Qualities

  • The central track and long rows of regularly spaced fence posts recede toward the horizon, establishing a clear depth structure.

  • Earth Tones Visual · 96%

    The image is dominated by muted browns, grays, beige, and subdued greenish tones.

Medium and Techniques

  • Drawing Both · 99%

    The Rijksmuseum classifies the work as a drawing, and the image visibly combines linear pen work with tonal wash.

  • Work on Paper Visual · 95%

    The supplied image visibly presents a drawing on a light-colored sheet or sheet-like support, with a broad unworked surround around the central landscape image.

  • Stains/Washes Both · 98%

    The catalog specifies gray wash, which is visibly used to model the ground and distance.

Time Periods

  • 17th Century Art Metadata · 99%

    The catalog dates the work to 1600–1699, placing it within the seventeenth century.

Geographic Regions

  • Dutch Art Metadata · 86%

    The catalog gives Amsterdam as the place of origin, supporting its classification within a Dutch artistic context.

Source & rights

anonymous. Gezicht op bolwerk Westerbeer. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.