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Cottage beside a canal: view of Ouderkerk aan de Amstel
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Cottage beside a canal: view of Ouderkerk aan de Amstel

Rembrandt van Rijn · c. 1641 · etching; paper

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

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Striking in this etching is that Rembrandt places the horizon very low, so that the sky takes up much more of the composition than the land. It is a wintery landscape, although it is not clear if there is snow on the ground. The thatched-roof cottage in the foreground has an extension, an ‘opkamer’ or upstairs room, used for storage or as bedroom.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Subjects
printOuderkerk aan de Amstel
Credit lineBoerderij aan een vaart: gezicht op Ouderkerk aan de Amstel. c. 1641. Rembrandt van Rijn. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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