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Celebration of the first anniversary of the Amsterdam theatre
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
Scene from an allegorical play 'der Goden landspel', performed on 1 August 1618 to celebrate the first anniversary of the first Amsterdam Theatre, the Eerste Nederduitse Academie, founded in 1617 by Samuel Coster. In the center, the gods sit together; on the right, allegorical figures associated with Amsterdam. In the background, musical women and the Liberal Arts. Above the image, a beehive with the inscription 'Yver'; on either side, a poem of eight lines in four parts, signed 'Tecum habita', the motto of Samuel Coster?
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionCredit lineViering van het eerste jaarfeest van de Amsterdamse schouwburg. 1618. Claes Jansz. Visscher (II). Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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