The Raampoortje in Amsterdam
Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
57; 48
About this artwork
signatuur en datum, rechtsonder: ‘W.J. van Troostwijk 1809’
About the Artist
Wouter Johannes van Troostwijk · 1782–1810
Wouter Johannes van Troostwijk (1782–1810) was a pioneering Dutch landscape painter whose brief but influential career helped transform Dutch landscape painting in the early nineteenth century. Born into a wealthy Amsterdam family, Troostwijk pursued art as a passionate amateur while working as a civil servant at Amsterdam's town hall. Despite never becoming a professional artist, his innovative a...