Wouter Johannes van Troostwijk
Today we present a picturesque view of Amsterdam, frozen in time. The 18th-century Raampoortje was part of Amsterdam’s city rampart near the Bloemgracht. The small gate gave access to the bleaching fields outside the city wall, where dyed cloth was laid out to dry on wooden frames, from which the Raampoortje (Frame Gate) got its name. Here we look from the bleaching fields past the houses on the Bloemgracht towards the cold and wintry city. The Westertoren rises in the distance. The gate was demolished in 1846.
Do you see the guy under the bridge? What does he do? Sometimes the love of Dutch painters for realism makes me wonder.
We present today's work thanks to the Rijksmuseum.
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