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Interior of a Protestant, Gothic church, with a gravedigger in the choir
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Interior of a Protestant, Gothic church, with a gravedigger in the choir

Emanuel de Witte · 1669 · panel; oil paint (paint)

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

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The depiction of church interiors was a separate speciality. De Witte was one of the last 17th-century artists to concentrate on these perspectival masterpieces. This painting offers an oblique ‘through-view’ into a church. The columns in the foreground lead the eye into the distance. In the background the light falls on a gravedigger; it was customary for eminent citizens to be buried in churches.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Subjects
paintinginterior of churchgrave diggerNieuwe Kerk (Amsterdam)Oude Kerk (Amsterdam)
Credit lineInterieur van een protestantse, gotische kerk, met een grafdelver in het koor. 1669. Emanuel de Witte. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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