Gezicht op de oostzijde van de Vondelkerk te Amsterdam
c. 1880 - 1885
Medium
etching
Dimensions
295; 166
About this artwork
height 295 mm x width 166 mm
Art Historical Context
This etching by Dutch artist Petrus Johannes Arendzen offers a detailed view of the eastern facade of the Vondelkerk, a notable church in Amsterdam. Created between 1880 and 1885, the work captures the building’s distinctive neo-Gothic features at a moment when the structure had recently been completed. The format, measuring 295 by 166 millimeters, emphasizes the church’s soaring lines and intricate stonework, inviting viewers to appreciate its architectural presence within the urban landscape. Etching was a favored medium in the late nineteenth century for rendering precise architectural sub...
About the Artist
Petrus Johannes Arendzen · 1855–1935
Petrus Johannes Arendzen (1846–1932) was a Dutch etcher, draughtsman, and painter who dedicated his career to creating reproductive etchings of Dutch paintings in English collections while living in England from 1873 onward. Born in Amsterdam in 1846, Arendzen married Epiphania, daughter of Johan Stracké, and left his native city to pursue a unique commission from the Dutch Government: to copy the...