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Theatre with stage scenery: The Monastery Church
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Theatre with stage scenery: The Monastery Church

anonymous · 1736 - 1765 · etching; engraving; paper

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

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Stage performance in the Amsterdam Schouwburg on the Keizersgracht with the winged scenery "The Monastery Church" and a scene from: "Gijsbrecht van Aemstel". The scenery printed from a separate plate within a (worn) passe-partout showing the hall, side boxes, orchestra pit, and the stage façade with columns, garlands, and chandeliers. The title and a four-line verse also printed from a separate plate. Part of a series of twelve stage sets. Subject heading within the Atlas Amsterdam: Performances - Costers Academie 1617 - Schouwburg Keizersgracht 1638 b.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Credit lineSchouwburg met toneeldecor: De Klooster Kerk. 1736 - 1765. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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