Gezicht op een paleis
Johannes Jacobsz van den Aveele
1690 - 1727
Medium
etching
Dimensions
70; 113
About this artwork
height 113 mm x width 70 mm
Art Historical Context
**Gezicht op eenis (View of a Palace)***Johannes Jacobsz van denele, etching, 1690–1727, 113 × 70 mm* This delicate etching by Dutch artist Johannes Jacobsz van Aveele captures a "Gezicht op een pale," or view of a palace, during the late Dutch Golden Age and early th century. Van den Aveele, active in this period, specialized in precise topographical prints that documented architecture and urban scenes, reflecting the era's fascination with national heritage amid Holland's prosperity. At just 113 mm high and 70 mm wide, the intimate scale suggests it was designed for collectors' albums or pe...